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🇨🇳 Mandarin Chinese · Advanced Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 18 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Before the Hearing

Take Lawyer Zhao's call the evening before the hearing, with Lan beside you: hear it starts at nine, ask what you have to say, hear to just state the facts, hear Lan say you are nervous, hear him say not to be, ask what if they deny it, hear that then the evidence speaks, and hear Lan close with the saying that facts speak louder than words.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The kitchen of the Chens' house in Longjing village on a November evening, the phone on the table on speaker, Lan beside Owen and the folder of notarised evidence between them.

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听证会。tīngzhènghuìthe hearing, word for word the listen-to-proof meeting
明天 的 听证会， 九 点 开始。míngtiān de tīngzhènghuì, jiǔ diǎn kāishǐTomorrow's hearing starts at nine.
我 要 说 什么？wǒ yào shuō shénmeWhat do I have to say?
陈述 事实。chénshù shìshístate the facts
陈述 事实 就 行。chénshù shìshí jiù xíngJust state the facts.
说 慢 一点， 说 清楚。shuō màn yìdiǎn, shuō qīngchuSpeak slowly, speak clearly.
他 有点 紧张。tā yǒudiǎn jǐnzhāngHe's a bit nervous.
我 陪 你 去。wǒ péi nǐ qùI'll go with you. To a friend.
别 紧张。 证据 都 在。bié jǐnzhāng. zhèngjù dōu zàiDon't be nervous. The evidence is all there.
承认。chéngrènadmit it, word for word bear and recognise

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