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《COURT!》 S1·E6 (03:20) HSK 5
lái de jí de shí hòu zěn me bù gēn nǐ lǐng

来得及的时候怎么不跟你领

“Why didn't he marry you when he could?”

《COURT!》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 03:20 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN lái bù jí lǐng zhèng ma

“We didn't have time to get one.”

lái de jí de shí hòu zěn me bù gēn nǐ lǐng CURRENT FOCUS

来得及 的时候 怎么不 跟你领

“Why didn't he marry you when he could?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ zhè rén shuō huà kě zhēn shì de wǒ fā xiàn

“You've got a lot of nerve.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: RETORTING
Tone: CONFRONTATIONAL
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop lying about running out of time—they simply never intended to marry you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Marriage Certification (Ling Zheng)

In contemporary China, obtaining the legal certificate (ling zheng) marks the official transition to marriage, often treated as a major milestone distinct from the wedding ceremony.

INTENT TAGS: #confronting #skepticism #calling_out #challenging
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
领证 SPOKEN CHUNK

to register a marriage; to get a marriage certificate

Everyday colloquial shorthand for the official legal act of getting married at the civil affairs bureau.

来得及 SPOKEN CHUNK

there is still time; in time

Essential conversational phrase for expressing that time allows an action to be completed.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 7 GRAMMAR
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