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《River Sunset》 S1·E2 (35:26) HSK 7
zhèng bù xī yí qiè dài jià

正不惜一切代价

“are sparing no expense”

《River Sunset》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 35:26 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiǎng jiè shí hé jūn tǒng

蒋介石和军统

“Chiang Kai-shek and the Military Statistics Bureau”

zhèng bù xī yí qiè dài jià CURRENT FOCUS

正 不惜一切代价

“are sparing no expense”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yíng jiù yí gè bèi kùn de měi jūn shào xiào

“to rescue a trapped American major”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: REPORTING INFORMATION
Tone: GRAVE
Emotion: URGENCY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: High-Stakes Political Discourse

Idiomatic four-character formulations like '不惜代价' are standard in historical narratives to depict high-stakes military or intelligence missions.

INTENT TAGS: #informing #emphasizing #narrating #reporting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不惜一切代价 SPOKEN CHUNK

spare no expense / at all costs

A powerful set idiom used in political, military, or dramatic contexts to show total resolve.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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《River Sunset》 S1·E2 (35:26) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus