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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E20 (32:59) HSK 4
zhù míng jīng jì xué jiā zhè bú shì lóu yuè tóng shì ma

著名经济学家 这不是楼越同事吗

“A renowned economist... Isn't that Lou Yue's colleague?”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 32:59 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN róng hé lǜ shī shì wù suǒ gāo jí hé huǒ rén yè míng zhū lǜ shī huān yíng nín

荣和律师事务所高级合伙人 叶明珠律师 欢迎您

“Ms. Ye Mingzhu, Senior Partner at Ronghe Law Firm. Welcome.”

zhù míng jīng jì xué jiā zhè bú shì lóu yuè tóng shì ma CURRENT FOCUS

著名经济学家 这不是楼越同事吗

“A renowned economist... Isn't that Lou Yue's colleague?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ men jiā lóu yuè zài róng hé xiàn zài zěn me yàng le

你们家楼越 在荣和现在怎么样了

“How is your Lou Yue doing at Ronghe now?”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: SEEKING CONFIRMATION
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Guanxi Association (拉近关系)

Finding mutual acquaintances or common connections in Chinese social interaction is a primary method for establishing rapport and finding conversational common ground.

INTENT TAGS: #recognition #small_talk #inquiry #connection
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
这不是……吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

isn't this / isn't that...

A standard rhetorical formula used when suddenly recognizing a familiar person or scenario.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a rhetorical question expecting agreement or confirmation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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