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《River Sunset》 S1·E29 (20:02) HSK 4
nǐ men dāng shí zài gàn shén me

你们当时在干什么

“What were you doing at the time?”

《River Sunset》 S1·E29
TIMECODE: 20:02 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN qù xiǎng xiǎng jiā rén

“Think about your family.”

nǐ men dāng shí zài gàn shén me CURRENT FOCUS

你们当时在干什么

“What were you doing at the time?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiǎng xiǎng fù mǔ

“Think about your parents.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: INTERROGATING
Tone: ACCUSATORY
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Account for yourselves, because whatever you were doing was completely unacceptable.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Moral Reproach and Family Obligation

Interrogators or superiors often contrast misconduct with filial duties to guilt-trip subordinates into confession or remorse.

INTENT TAGS: #interrogation #accusation #accountability #pressure
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
当时在干什么 SPOKEN CHUNK

what were you doing at that time

Standard formula for questioning someone's past conduct or alibi during an incident.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 7 GRAMMAR
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