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《The Truth》 S1·E7 (10:17) HSK 1
méi yǒu zuò àn shí jiān chī fàn le chī fàn le

没有作案时间 吃饭了 吃饭了

“He couldn't have killed her. Time to eat!”

《The Truth》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 10:17 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wú dá àn fā shí jiān yīng gāi què shí shì zài běi mén de huā chí xù jiǔ

吴达案发时间 应该确实是在北门的花池酗酒

“Wu Da was drinking at the north gate flower bed during the crime's timeframe.”

méi yǒu zuò àn shí jiān chī fàn le chī fàn le CURRENT FOCUS

没有作案时间 吃饭了 吃饭了

“He couldn't have killed her. Time to eat!”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhòng diǎn chá yī xià jiān kòng shàng zhè ge rén de shēn fèn

重点查一下监控上这个人的身份

“Focus on identifying this person in the surveillance.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: TRANSITIONING TOPIC
Tone: CASUAL
Emotion: RELIEF
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Mealtime Priority (民以食为天)

Even during serious investigative work, calling colleagues to eat marks a natural boundary to pause intensity and maintain team stamina.

INTENT TAGS: #concluding #alibi_verification #meal_call #casual_shift
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
作案时间 SPOKEN CHUNK

time/opportunity to commit a crime (alibi window)

A common legal and procedural term used when discussing whether a suspect had an alibi during an offense.

吃饭了 SPOKEN CHUNK

time to eat / food is ready

Used informally to announce a meal break or call peers to eat together.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a newly initiated state or urgency, signaling that it is now time to pause work and eat.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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