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《The Silent Rift》 S1·E3 (48:45) HSK 4
shì yí gè duì shè huì yǒu yòng de rén

是一个对社会有用的人

“that I, Meng Guangcai, am a useful member of society.”

《The Silent Rift》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 48:45 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ jiào mèng guǎng cái

我叫孟广才

“that I, Meng Guangcai, am a useful member of society.”

shì yí gè duì shè huì yǒu yòng de rén CURRENT FOCUS

是一个对社会有用的人

“that I, Meng Guangcai, am a useful member of society.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN ér nǐ ne zhū jǐng guān

而你呢 朱警官

“But you, Officer Zhu, you don't care about any of this.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: SELF ASSERTION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: PRIDE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I actually contribute to society, so what gives you the right to judge me?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Social Utility and Moral Worth

In Chinese moral discourse, being 'useful to society' is the gold standard for personal integrity and social legitimacy.

INTENT TAGS: #self_justification #moral_superiority #provocation #defiance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
对社会有用 SPOKEN CHUNK

useful to society / contributing to the community

Standard idiomatic phrase used to evaluate someone's social worth and moral value.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 9 GRAMMAR
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