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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E33 (31:35) HSK 7
wǒ nà shì lì xíng bǎo yǎng nǐ men kě yǐ qù kàn yī xià gōng dān ma

我那是例行保养 你们可以去看一下 工单嘛

“That was routine maintenance. You can check the work orders.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E33
TIMECODE: 31:35 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shì bú shì

是不是

“Weren't you?”

wǒ nà shì lì xíng bǎo yǎng nǐ men kě yǐ qù kàn yī xià gōng dān ma CURRENT FOCUS

我 那是 例行保养 你们可以 去看一下 工单嘛

“That was routine maintenance. You can check the work orders.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ gàn má zì jǐ yào pò huài zì jǐ de shā chē a wèi le zhuàng sǐ wú jiāng

“Why would I sabotage my own brakes? To kill Wu Jiang.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: DENYING ACCUSATION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I have nothing to hide, just check the records and stop suspecting me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Appealing to Objective Evidence

Under formal questioning, referencing paper trails like official receipts or work orders is a primary strategy to assert credibility and counter suspicion.

INTENT TAGS: #self_defense #justification #clarification #denial
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
例行保养 SPOKEN CHUNK

routine maintenance

Commonly used for scheduled maintenance of vehicles, machinery, or equipment.

工单 SPOKEN CHUNK

work order / service ticket

A practical noun referring to official paperwork documenting repairs, maintenance, or tasks.

Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the statement as obvious or self-evident, urging the listener to verify the facts.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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