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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E16 (28:49) HSK 7
zhè duì yú tā men lái shuō dōu shì zhì mìng de dǎ jī

这对于他们来说 都是致命的打击

“For them, it'd be a devastating blow.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 28:49 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yáng nǎi nǎi de shēng huó yě huì méi yǒu xī wàng

杨奶奶的生活 也会没有希望

“Granny Yang's hope for a better life would vanish.”

zhè duì yú tā men lái shuō dōu shì zhì mìng de dǎ jī CURRENT FOCUS

这 对 于他们 来说 都是 致命的打击

“For them, it'd be a devastating blow.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dù tāo

杜涛

“Du Tao,”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: EMPHASIZING CONSEQUENCES
Tone: GRAVE
Emotion: SADNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“This will completely ruin their lives, so you cannot take this lightly.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Empty-nest and vulnerable groups

In contemporary Chinese society, elderly individuals (such as 'Grandma Yang') often have lower resilience to risks. Sudden accidents or financial losses are frequently described as a 'fatal blow', drawing strong public sympathy and judicial concern.

INTENT TAGS: #emphasizing consequences #evoking sympathy #solemn admonition
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
致命的打击 SPOKEN CHUNK

a fatal or devastating blow severe enough to ruin one's hopes or livelihood

Commonly paired as 'gei/dui... zao cheng zhi ming de da ji' (deal a fatal blow to...), typically describing major disasters, failures, or severe harm.

对于……来说 SPOKEN CHUNK

from someone's perspective; as for someone

A highly frequent sentence pattern in both spoken and written Chinese, used to introduce the subject experiencing an evaluation or subjective feeling.

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1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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