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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E29 (23:54) HSK 5
gū yān bú shì hái yào péi nǐ wéi yuē jīn ma

孤烟不是还要赔你违约金吗

“Doesn't Gu Yan owe you compensation for breach of contract?”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E29
TIMECODE: 23:54 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN chén xīng jiù méi le

茞星就没了

“That's it for Chenxing.”

gū yān bú shì hái yào péi nǐ wéi yuē jīn ma CURRENT FOCUS

孤烟 不是还要 赔你 违约金 吗

“Doesn't Gu Yan owe you compensation for breach of contract?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn shì xiàn zài shuāng fāng de lǜ shī zhèng zài jǔ zhèng

但是现在双方的律师正在举证

“Yeah, but both sides are still gathering evidence through lawyers”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: SEEKING CLARIFICATION
Tone: INQUIRING
Emotion: CONFUSION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Wait, shouldn't you be getting compensation money from them anyway?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Contractual Redress Expectations

Reflects the common assumption in business disputes that clear contract violations should yield straightforward financial compensation, contrasted with the messiness of real litigation.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #clarification #reminder #concern
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不是还要 SPOKEN CHUNK

aren't they still supposed to

Rhetorical construction used to recall an assumed premise or unresolved obligation.

违约金 SPOKEN CHUNK

liquidated damages, penalty for breach of contract

Standard commercial and legal term for penalty fees incurred by contract violation.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a rhetorical or confirmation-seeking question based on existing assumptions.

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2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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