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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E33 (33:28) HSK 7
tā jiù shì yào wú jiāng bǎ zhēn xiàng dài jìn fén mù

他就是要吴江 把真相带进坟墓

“He wanted Wu Jiang to take the truth to his grave.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E33
TIMECODE: 33:28 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yǒu yī jiàn shì qíng shì míng bǎi zhe de nà ge rén bù xī wàng wú jiāng kāi kǒu

有一件事情 是明摆着的 那个人不希望 吴江开口

“There's one obvious truth. That person didn't want Wu Jiang to talk.”

tā jiù shì yào wú jiāng bǎ zhēn xiàng dài jìn fén mù CURRENT FOCUS

他 就是要 吴江 把 真相 带进坟墓

“He wanted Wu Jiang to take the truth to his grave.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hǎo

好

“Okay.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: DEDUCING MOTIVE
Tone: ASSERTIVE AND GRIM
Emotion: GRAVITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Taking Secrets to the Grave

In Chinese narrative and legal discourse, 'taking truth to the grave' carries intense finality, reflecting ultimate loyalty or ruthless silencing.

INTENT TAGS: #case_deduction #asserting_motive #criminal_investigation #identifying_threat
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
带进坟墓 SPOKEN CHUNK

to take (a secret) to the grave

Used metaphorically to describe dying without ever revealing critical secrets or the truth.

就是要 SPOKEN CHUNK

determined to / precisely aims to

Emphatic spoken structure used to pinpoint someone's stubborn intent or underlying goal.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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