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《Fate Chooses You》 S1·E19 (37:23) HSK 5
dāng nián wèi le jiàn zào tiān tī

当年为了建造天梯

“Many years ago, to build the heavenly ladder”

《Fate Chooses You》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 37:23 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shēng xìng shì shā

生性嗜杀

“are bloodthirsty by nature.”

dāng nián wèi le jiàn zào tiān tī CURRENT FOCUS

当年为了建造天梯

“Many years ago, to build the heavenly ladder”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN cuī shú jiàn mù zhǒng zi

催熟建木种子

“and ripen the seed of Jianmu Tree,”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: NARRATING PAST EVENTS
Tone: SOLEMN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Back then, in order to build the sky ladder (which explains the drastic measures taken).”
💡 Cultural Insight: tianti (heavenly ladder)

In Chinese mythology and xianxia contexts, a monumental structure or passage connecting the mortal world to the celestial realm, often symbolizing ascending to heaven, achieving immortality, or linking with the divine.

INTENT TAGS: #tracing past events #explaining motivations #providing background
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
当年为了…… SPOKEN CHUNK

back then, in order to achieve a certain purpose

A common introductory sentence pattern used when narrating history or tracing the motivation behind past actions, followed by a goal-oriented action or event.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
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