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《Born with Luck》 S1·E9 (17:51) HSK 3
jiù xiàng bèi xià le zhòu yī yàng

就像被下了咒一样

“were killed one after another,”

《Born with Luck》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 17:51 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè pán zi de sān gè zhǔ rén

这盘子的三个主人

“the three successive owners of this plate”

jiù xiàng bèi xià le zhòu yī yàng CURRENT FOCUS

就像被下了咒 一样

“were killed one after another,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qián hòu jiǎo dì bèi rén gěi gā le

“as if cursed.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: SPECULATING
Tone: COLLOQUIAL
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Folklore Superstition in Mystery Storytelling

Invoking curses or supernatural metaphors is a typical colloquial device used in Chinese mystery talk to dramatize unexplained series of misfortunes before finding rational explanations.

INTENT TAGS: #speculation #emphasis #comparison #suspicion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
下了咒 SPOKEN CHUNK

placed under a curse / jinxed

A vivid figurative phrase used to describe baffling, sinister, or repetitive bad luck.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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