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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E37 (10:25) HSK 3
ā yí nà nín bāng wǒ kàn jǐ gè xián yí rén zhào piān ba

阿姨 那 您帮我 看几个嫌疑人照片吧

“Auntie, can you help me look through some photos of suspects?”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E37
TIMECODE: 10:25 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shì ma

是吗

“Really?”

ā yí nà nín bāng wǒ kàn jǐ gè xián yí rén zhào piān ba CURRENT FOCUS

阿姨 那 您帮我 看几个 嫌疑人 照片吧

“Auntie, can you help me look through some photos of suspects?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ wǒ néng kàn ma gēn wǒ yǒu guān ma

“Me? Can I? Does it have anything to do with me?”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: REQUESTING ASSISTANCE
Tone: POLITE AND GENTLE
Emotion: EARNESTNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Kinship Terms for Non-relatives

Using terms like 'Ayi' (auntie) establishes a caring, respectful rapport even during serious official duties like criminal inquiries.

INTENT TAGS: #investigation #polite_request #identification #softening
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
帮我看 SPOKEN CHUNK

help me take a look at

Used to make a polite, non-demanding request for someone to inspect or review something.

嫌疑人 SPOKEN CHUNK

suspect

Standard formal and spoken term used in law enforcement and criminal investigations.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the request, making an investigative demand sound gentle and consultative rather than coercive.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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