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《The Truth》 S1·E24 (35:16) HSK 2
nà dōu shì yīn wèi tā nà nǚ ér

那都是因为他那女儿

“It all came from his daughter.”

《The Truth》 S1·E24
TIMECODE: 35:16 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā yí gè xià gǎng gōng rén nǎ ér lái nà me duō qián

“How could a laid-off worker have that kind of money?”

nà dōu shì yīn wèi tā nà nǚ ér CURRENT FOCUS

那 都是因为 他那女儿

“It all came from his daughter.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā nà nǚ ér zhǎng dé tè bié piào liàng

他那女儿长得特别漂亮

“His daughter was stunning.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: EXPLAINING CAUSE
Tone: GOSSIPY
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't be fooled; his money came from his daughter using her looks or hooking up with someone wealthy.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Xiagang (Laid-off Workers) and Wealth Disparities

State-owned enterprise lay-offs (下岗) during China's economic reforms created deep socioeconomic anxieties; sudden wealth among laid-off workers often triggered neighborhood gossip about unearned or morally dubious income.

INTENT TAGS: #gossiping #attributing_cause #insinuation #speculation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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那都是因为 SPOKEN CHUNK

that is all because of

Used to definitively attribute an outcome or situation to a single decisive factor.

他那女儿 SPOKEN CHUNK

that daughter of his

Using '那' (that) before a family noun often adds a slightly distancing, gossipy, or critical tone.

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