《The Silent Rift》 S1·E13 (43:40)
HSK 7
mā mā dà rén yào shuō huà suàn shù
妈妈 大人要说话算数
“Mom, grown-ups have to keep their word.”
《The Silent Rift》
S1·E13
TIMECODE: 43:40
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
lái lǎo bǎn mǎi dān
来 老板买单
“Here, we're paying.”
mā mā dà rén yào shuō huà suàn shù
CURRENT FOCUS
妈妈 大人要说话算数
“Mom, grown-ups have to keep their word.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
dā yìng hǎo míng tiān gěi wǒ mǎi bīng qí lín
“You promised to buy me ice cream tomorrow.”
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Scene:
Family & Home
Function:
REMINDING AND DEMANDING
Tone:
PLEADING
Emotion:
ANTICIPATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
💡 Cultural Insight: Parental Credibility (Xin)
Chinese moral culture places strong emphasis on integrity (Xin), and children frequently invoke this principle to hold parents to their commitments.
INTENT TAGS:
#reminding
#holding_accountable
#persuasion
#claiming_reward
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
说话算数
SPOKEN CHUNK
to keep one's word / to mean what one says
A highly idiomatic four-character idiom used frequently in both casual agreements and moral appeals.
大人
SPOKEN CHUNK
adults / grown-ups
Used by or toward children to designate the authority class of adults.
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2 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《The Silent Rift》 S1·E13 (43:40) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus