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《The Legend of Rosy Clouds》 S1·E20 (20:40) HSK 6
cháng nián wú rén jū zhù zǎo yǐ huāng fèi

常年无人居住 早已荒废

“It has been uninhabited for years and abandoned long ago.”

《The Legend of Rosy Clouds》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 20:40 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yǒu yī chù piān pì de zhái zi

有一处偏僻的宅子

“there is an isolated house.”

cháng nián wú rén jū zhù zǎo yǐ huāng fèi CURRENT FOCUS

常年无人居住 早已荒废

“It has been uninhabited for years and abandoned long ago.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè chù huāng zhái jìn lái tū rán nào guǐ

这处荒宅近来 突然闹鬼

“Recently, this abandoned house has suddenly been said to be haunted.”

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Scene: Cinema Scene
Function: NARRATIVE DESCRIPTION
Tone: OBJECTIVE
Emotion: CALM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Ghost Legend Exposition

Chinese ghost stories and mystery folklore traditionally introduce deserted courtyards as hubs of yin energy and supernatural events.

INTENT TAGS: #exposition #scene_setting #description #world_building
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
常年 SPOKEN CHUNK

year-round; for years continuously

A written and formal adverb used to describe uninterrupted long-term conditions.

早已 SPOKEN CHUNK

long ago; already long since

Emphasizes that a state or completion took place a considerable time in the past.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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