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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E14 (02:19) HSK 5
xīn mǎi de guì zi zhuān mén yòng lái fàng diàn shì jī de

新买的柜子 专门用来放电视机的

“My new cabinet. It's specially for the TV.”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 02:19 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xīn mǎi de fèi ní a

新买的 费霓啊

“You bought a new cabinet? Fei Ni.”

xīn mǎi de guì zi zhuān mén yòng lái fàng diàn shì jī de CURRENT FOCUS

新买的 柜子 专门用来 放电视机的

“My new cabinet. It's specially for the TV.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiù děng nǐ jiā fāng mù yáng bǎ diàn shì jī piào gǎo dào shǒu lì mǎ jiù néng yòng shàng

就等你家方穆扬 把电视机票搞到手 立马就能用上

“I'm waiting for Fang Muyang to get that TV coupon, and then I can use it right away.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: EXPLAINING PURPOSE
Tone: CASUAL AND PROUD
Emotion: ANTICIPATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Rationed Goods and Consumer Aspirations

In 1970s–1980s China, major consumer electronics like televisions required special ration vouchers ('tickets'), making buying related furniture an exciting preparatory milestone.

INTENT TAGS: #explanation #clarification #anticipation #sharing_news
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
专门用来 SPOKEN CHUNK

specifically used for

A very common pattern to state the designated function or purpose of an object or tool.

放电视机 SPOKEN CHUNK

placing/holding the television

Used in household contexts when organizing space or setting up appliances.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks nominalization and adds an assertive, matter-of-fact tone confirming the nature of the object.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E14 (02:19) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus