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《Veil of Shadows》 S1·E12 (31:19) HSK 7
dāng shí shì rén bù yǐ wéi rán

当时世人不以为然

“At the time, people didn't think much of it.”

《Veil of Shadows》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 31:19 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN méi cuò

没错

“That's right.”

dāng shí shì rén bù yǐ wéi rán CURRENT FOCUS

当时世人 不以为然

“At the time, people didn't think much of it.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn ā yuān dì di de sǐ

但阿渊弟弟的死

“But Yuan's death”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: NARRATING PAST EVENTS
Tone: REFLECTIVE
Emotion: REGRET
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Historical Retrospection and Collective Blindness

In classical storytelling, contrasting past public ignorance with later tragedies highlights the inevitability of historical fate and lamentation.

INTENT TAGS: #narrating #recounting #critique #contextualizing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不以为然 SPOKEN CHUNK

to dismiss; to not take seriously; to disapprove

Use this formal idiom to express that someone considers something insignificant, incorrect, or unworthy of attention.

世人 SPOKEN CHUNK

the public; ordinary people; contemporaries

A literary term referring to society or common folk, typically used in reflective or philosophical discussions.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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