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《River Sunset》 S1·E7 (17:50) HSK 5
tīng shuō nín céng zài tóng wén shū yuàn xué xí

听说您曾在同文书院学习

“I heard you studied at the To Bun Gakuin.”

《River Sunset》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 17:50 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yè dé gōng yǒu yī fēng xìn yào jiāo gěi nín

“Ye Degong has a letter for you.”

tīng shuō nín céng zài tóng wén shū yuàn xué xí CURRENT FOCUS

听说您曾在同文书院学习

“I heard you studied at the To Bun Gakuin.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiǎng bì yě kàn de dǒng zhōng wén

想必也看得懂中文

“So you must be able to read Chinese.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: ESTABLISHING COMMONALITY
Tone: POLITE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You know Chinese well enough, so don't pretend you cannot understand this letter.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Polite Presumption

Addressing someone with the honorific '您' while pointing out their elite background serves both as courtesy and as subtle pressure that prevents excuses.

INTENT TAGS: #courtesy #subtle_pressure #background_check #formal_address
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
曾在 SPOKEN CHUNK

once was / previously at

A formal written and spoken marker indicating past experience or past location.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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