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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E39 (09:05) HSK 7
qiāng shì wǒ kāi de shī tǐ shì wǒ rēng hú lǐ de

枪是我开的 尸体是我扔湖里的

“I fired the gun. I threw the body in the lake.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E39
TIMECODE: 09:05 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ gěi wǒ chū

你给我出

“my medical bills.”

qiāng shì wǒ kāi de shī tǐ shì wǒ rēng hú lǐ de CURRENT FOCUS

枪 是我开的 尸体是我扔湖里的

“I fired the gun. I threw the body in the lake.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yào bú shì kàn lǎo bǎn miàn zi

“If it weren't for the boss,”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: CLAIMING RESPONSIBILITY
Tone: RESOLUTE AND CHILLING
Emotion: DEFIANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Taking the Rap (Dingbao / Dingzui)

In underworld or crime narratives, low-ranking members often take full responsibility for violent crimes to protect gang leaders or patrons.

INTENT TAGS: #confession #responsibility #defiance #admission
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
开枪 SPOKEN CHUNK

to shoot; to fire a gun

A standard verb-object compound describing the act of firing a firearm.

扔湖里 SPOKEN CHUNK

to throw/dump into the lake

A directional resultative construction common in spoken descriptions of discarding objects.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Part of the 'shi... de' construction used here to emphasize the agent who performed the action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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