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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E9 (21:50) HSK 2
shì yīn wèi tā shuō tā kàn dào le

是因为她说她看到了

“She said she saw”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E9
TIMECODE: 21:50 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bú shì yīn wèi xǐ huān

不是因为喜欢

“It wasn't because she liked it.”

shì yīn wèi tā shuō tā kàn dào le CURRENT FOCUS

是因为 她 说 她 看到了

“She said she saw”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yōu líng

幽灵

“a ghost.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: CLARIFYING MOTIVE
Tone: EXPLANATORY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

INTENT TAGS: #clarification #explanation #stating_reason
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
是因为 SPOKEN CHUNK

it is because / the reason is

A fundamental pattern to introduce the explicit cause or motivation of an action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 7 GRAMMAR
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