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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E20 (11:55) HSK 6
dàn shì zhè ge xìng fú lù bèi yān zhè ge shì shì shí ba

但是这个幸福路 被淹这个是事实吧

“the fact remains that Xingfu Road is flooded, right?”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 11:55 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ shuō zhè me duō

你说这么多

“Even so,”

dàn shì zhè ge xìng fú lù bèi yān zhè ge shì shì shí ba CURRENT FOCUS

但 是 这个 幸福路 被淹 这个 是事实吧

“the fact remains that Xingfu Road is flooded, right?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ kàn yǒu yī jiā dì jī dōu gěi yān huǐ le nà jiā shǔ lái le méi

你看有一家 地基都给淹毁了 那家属来了没

“Look, one family's foundation is already washed out! Has the family arrived? Have they?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: SEEKING CONFIRMATION AND ASSERTING FACTS
Tone: CONFRONTATIONAL
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop making excuses; you cannot deny that this place was flooded.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Appealing to Indisputable Facts (摆事实)

In Chinese debates, establishing a shared baseline fact is a key rhetorical move to dismantle an opponent's evasion.

INTENT TAGS: #confrontation #asserting_facts #cornering #countering
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
是事实吧 SPOKEN CHUNK

That is a fact, isn't it?

Used to press an opponent in an argument to concede an undeniable point.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the rhetorical question into a solicitous prompt that pressures the listener to agree.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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