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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E8 (18:31) HSK 6
gū jì yī shí bàn huì yě zǒu bù liǎo fǎ guān bù hē lǜ shī de shuǐ

估计一时半会也走不了 法官不喝律师的水

“won't be leaving soon. A judge won't take a drink offered by a lawyer.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 18:31 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhèng hǎo dōu dào zhè le nuǎn huo nuǎn huo ér qiě duì miàn de rén

正好都到这了 暖和暖和 而且对面的人

“Since you're here, come inside and warm up. Those people over there”

gū jì yī shí bàn huì yě zǒu bù liǎo fǎ guān bù hē lǜ shī de shuǐ CURRENT FOCUS

估计 一时半会 也 走不了 法官不喝律师的水

“won't be leaving soon. A judge won't take a drink offered by a lawyer.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ hé shěn fǎ guān hái yào qù wài diào dài huì er wǒ rào lù

我和沈法官还要去外调 待会儿我绕路

“Judge Shen and I still need to go for an external investigation. I'll take a detour later and not pass by the court entrance.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: POLITE REFUSAL
Tone: OBJECTIVE
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I cannot accept your hospitality because I must maintain strict professional detachment.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Judicial Professional Boundaries (回避原则与避嫌)

In Chinese legal culture, judicial personnel strictly avoid accepting even small tokens of hospitality like water or tea from lawyers to prevent any suspicion of bias.

INTENT TAGS: #boundary_setting #refusal #professionalism #rule_adherence
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
一时半会 SPOKEN CHUNK

in a short while; for the time being

Commonly paired with a negative verb to express that something cannot be resolved or finished quickly.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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