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《The Truth》 S1·E9 (13:14) HSK 3
nǐ shì shòu guò gāo děng jiào yù de rén yīng gāi míng bái

你是受过高等教育的人 应该明白

“you're an educated person. You should understand”

《The Truth》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 13:14 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN niú bó shēng

牛博生

“Niu Bosheng,”

nǐ shì shòu guò gāo děng jiào yù de rén yīng gāi míng bái CURRENT FOCUS

你是 受过高等教育 的人 应该明白

“you're an educated person. You should understand”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN rú guǒ méi yǒu què záo de zhèng jù shì bú huì ràng nǐ dào zhè ér lái de

如果没有确凿的证据 是不会让你到这儿来的

“that we wouldn't have brought you here without solid evidence.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: PRESSURING COOPERATION
Tone: AUTHORITATIVE
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are smart enough to know you are trapped, so stop playing dumb.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Appealing to Educational Status

In Chinese culture, higher education carries a strong expectation of moral integrity and rational behavior, often invoked in negotiations or interrogations to dismantle resistance.

INTENT TAGS: #pressuring #warning #interrogation #appealing_to_reason
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
受过高等教育 SPOKEN CHUNK

well-educated; received higher education

Commonly used in formal or argumentative contexts to appeal to someone's rational faculties or moral expectations.

应该明白 SPOKEN CHUNK

ought to understand; should know better

Used to exert subtle moral or rational pressure on someone to concede a point.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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