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《The Truth》 S1·E18 (14:58) HSK 7
nà lǎo tài tài tā fēng le nǐ men kě qiān wàn bù néng tīng tā hú shuō

那老太太她疯了 你们可千万不能听她胡说

“That old woman is crazy. Don't listen to her nonsense.”

《The Truth》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 14:58 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ hú shuō nǐ wǒ

你胡说你 我

“You're lying! You... I...”

nà lǎo tài tài tā fēng le nǐ men kě qiān wàn bù néng tīng tā hú shuō CURRENT FOCUS

那老 太 太 她疯了 你们可 千万不能 听 她 胡说

“That old woman is crazy. Don't listen to her nonsense.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā hái yào shā wǒ ne nǐ men kě dōu kàn jiàn le

她还要杀我呢 你们可都看见了

“She even tried to kill me. You saw it.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DEFLECTING ACCUSATIONS
Tone: DEFENSIVE AND DESPERATE
Emotion: FEAR
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not believe a single word she says, she is ruining me!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Appealing to Bystanders (评评理/拉拢旁观者)

In Chinese public disputes, individuals frequently address surrounding bystanders ('你们') to sway public opinion and win social consensus on the spot.

INTENT TAGS: #deflection #denial #discrediting #pleading
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
千万不能 SPOKEN CHUNK

must by no means / absolutely cannot

Used to convey an urgent, emphatic warning or plea to someone not to do something.

听她胡说 SPOKEN CHUNK

listen to her nonsense / believe her rambling

A colloquial way to dismiss another person's claims as fabricated or absurd.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a newly emerged state or judgment, asserting that the woman has gone mad.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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