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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E4 (36:25) HSK 4
nǐ jiù bù néng gěi nǐ mā nǐ jiā de mì mǎ ma

你就不能给你妈你家的密码吗

“Can't you just give your mom your door code?”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 36:25 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ wǎn shàng yuē le bèi lǜ shī huí lái yīng gāi dōu hěn wǎn le

我晚上约了贝律师 回来应该都很晚了

“I've got an appointment with Lawyer Bei tonight. I'll be back pretty late.”

nǐ jiù bù néng gěi nǐ mā nǐ jiā de mì mǎ ma CURRENT FOCUS

你 就不能 给你 妈你家的密码 吗

“Can't you just give your mom your door code?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN měi cì lǎo tài tài zài zǒu láng děng nà me zhǎng shí jiān

每次老太太在走廊等那么长时间

“She's been waiting in the hallway every time.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: REPROACHING
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are being unnecessarily cold and selfish by keeping your own mother locked out.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Filial Boundaries vs. Privacy

Modern urban Chinese adults often struggle between Western-style personal privacy and traditional filial expectations that elderly parents should have unrestricted access to their children's homes.

INTENT TAGS: #reproach #criticism #filial_duty #advocacy
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
就不能 SPOKEN CHUNK

can't you just...?

Used in rhetorical questions to express impatience, implying that an action is easy and should obviously be done.

密码 SPOKEN CHUNK

passcode / password

Commonly refers to smart door lock passcodes in modern residential contexts.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical question that carries a strong accusatory undertone.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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