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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E28 (17:05) HSK 6
tā gēn tā qián qī lí hūn yě bú shì nǐ bī tā lí hūn de

他跟他前妻离婚 也不是你逼他离婚的

“He didn't divorce his wife because you forced him to.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E28
TIMECODE: 17:05 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN gēn běn jiù méi yǒu yào tán hūn lùn jià

“were never talking about marriage.”

tā gēn tā qián qī lí hūn yě bú shì nǐ bī tā lí hūn de CURRENT FOCUS

他跟他 前妻 离婚 也不是 你 逼他离婚 的

“He didn't divorce his wife because you forced him to.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ gàn má fēi yào zài nǐ mā miàn qián biǎo xiàn chū

你干吗非要在你妈面前 表现出

“Why did you have to act like you had done every terrible thing”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: ABSOLVING BLAME
Tone: REASSURING
Emotion: SYMPATHY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You don't need to carry the guilt of his past divorce; stop beating yourself up about it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Stigma Around Marrying a Divorcee

In Chinese society, dating a divorced partner can trigger parental anxiety and social scrutiny, leading individuals to internalize undue guilt.

INTENT TAGS: #comforting #absolving_blame #reassurance #clarifying
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
谈婚论嫁 SPOKEN CHUNK

to talk about marriage

A set idiomatic phrase referring to serious discussions about getting married.

逼他离婚 SPOKEN CHUNK

force him to divorce

Used when discussing coercion or accusations of breaking up a previous marriage.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions at the end of the clause to emphatically affirm the truth value of the assertion.

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4 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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