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《The Guilty》 S1·E9 (10:08) HSK 4
jiù shì yīn wèi tā men gàn de hǎo shì

就是因为他们干的好事

“all because of what they did.”

《The Guilty》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 10:08 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shàng miàn pài rén xià lái tū jī jiǎn chá

上面派人下来突击检察

“The authorities sent a team for a surprise inspection”

jiù shì yīn wèi tā men gàn de hǎo shì CURRENT FOCUS

就是因为 他们 干的好事

“all because of what they did.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè shàng miàn suǒ yǒu de rén yí gè dōu bú yào fàng guò

“Don't let a single person on that list get away.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: ASSIGNING BLAME
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Their mess is the exact reason we are under intense inspection now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Irony via Sarcastic Compliment

In spoken Chinese, referring to an error as a 'good deed' (好事) is a quintessential way to express severe blame and contempt without swearing.

INTENT TAGS: #blaming #sarcasm #accountability #retaliation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
干的好事 SPOKEN CHUNK

the 'fine mess' they made; the blunder they committed (ironic)

Almost universally used sarcastically to scold someone for disastrous or shameful actions.

就是因为 SPOKEN CHUNK

precisely because; solely due to

Used to emphasize the decisive root cause of an unfortunate event or outcome.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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