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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E4 (31:36) HSK 4
zài shuō le tā nà me hǎo yī chē kàn zhe jiù tǐng guì de

再说了 他那么好一车 看着就挺贵的

“Besides, his car looked pretty expensive.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 31:36 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà hòu shì jìng jué duì bù zài wǒ de jì huà nèi

“The side mirror was definitely not part of the plan.”

zài shuō le tā nà me hǎo yī chē kàn zhe jiù tǐng guì de CURRENT FOCUS

再说了 他那么好一车 看着就挺贵的

“Besides, his car looked pretty expensive.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zěn me kě néng jiù zhè me guāng dāng yī xià

“How could it just fall off”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: RATIONALIZING AND EXCUSING
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: DISBELIEF
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“It looks like an indestructible luxury car, so I never expected it to break like that.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Perception of Luxury Vehicles

Luxury cars carry significant status and are often colloquially assumed to possess superior build quality, creating surprise when they sustain damage easily.

INTENT TAGS: #self_justification #disbelief #rationalization #excuse
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
再说了 SPOKEN CHUNK

furthermore; besides

Used spoken discourse to add another justification or explanation in defense of an action.

那么好一车 SPOKEN CHUNK

such a nice car

Colloquial spoken phrasing where '一' precedes the noun directly after the adjective, emphasizing the impression.

看着就挺贵的 SPOKEN CHUNK

looks pretty expensive at first glance

Common observational expression combining appearance ('看着') with deduction ('就挺...').

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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