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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E28 (23:46) HSK 6
nà dāng chū yě shì nǐ yí gè rén bǎ wǒ men sì gè lā chě dà de

那当初也是你一个人 把我们四个拉扯大的

“But back then, you raised the four of us all by yourself.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E28
TIMECODE: 23:46 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè duì hái zi lái shuō shì hǎo shì

这对孩子来说是好事

“That would be good for the child.”

nà dāng chū yě shì nǐ yí gè rén bǎ wǒ men sì gè lā chě dà de CURRENT FOCUS

那当初 也是 你 一个人 把我们四个 拉扯大 的

“But back then, you raised the four of us all by yourself.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ men xiàn zài bù yě tǐng hǎo de ma

我们现在 不也挺好的吗

“Aren't we doing fine now?”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: REASSURING PARENT
Tone: TENDER
Emotion: GRATITUDE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't beat yourself up; you did an amazing job with us and things will be fine.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Parental Sacrifice (Yangyu Zhi En)

Recognizing how a parent 'pulled' children through poverty is a cornerstone of filial piety and deep emotional bonding in Chinese culture.

INTENT TAGS: #reassurance #comforting #filial_piety #consolation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
拉扯大 SPOKEN CHUNK

to painstakingly raise children through hardship

A colloquial and emotionally rich idiom used specifically when describing how parents raise children under difficult circumstances.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Affirms the historical fact and underscores the certainty and weight of the achievement.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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