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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E10 (04:49) HSK 3
sān shí nián fū qī rén zǒu dōu bù ràng sòng yī chéng ma

三十年夫妻 人走都不让送一程吗

“but 30 years of marriage, they won't even let her say goodbye?”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 04:49 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bú shì zhè yě tài guò fèn le cái chǎn zěn me fēn zhēng zhēng jiù suàn le

不是这也太过分了 财产怎么分 争争就算了

“This is going way too far! Arguments over property are one thing,”

sān shí nián fū qī rén zǒu dōu bù ràng sòng yī chéng ma CURRENT FOCUS

三十年夫妻 人走都 不让 送一程 吗

“but 30 years of marriage, they won't even let her say goodbye?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN ā yí nín gēn wǒ zǒu tā men bù néng zhè me qī fù nín

阿姨 您跟我走 他们不能这么欺负您

“Come with me, Ms. Liu. They can't keep bullying you.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: CALLING OUT INJUSTICE
Tone: ACCUSATORY
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“How can you be so cruel to deny someone their right to say a final goodbye after decades together?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Renqing and Final Farewell

In Chinese moral philosophy, allowing a spouse or loved one to 'see someone off' at the end of life is considered a fundamental human decency; denying it is seen as an egregious violation of basic ethics.

INTENT TAGS: #indignation #moral_condemnation #defending_justice
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
送一程 SPOKEN CHUNK

to see someone off on their final journey (or journey)

In funeral and death contexts, it specifically refers to attending a memorial service or seeing off the deceased.

三十年夫妻 SPOKEN CHUNK

a married couple of thirty years

Used rhetorically to evoke moral obligations, deep bond, and marital devotion.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks an indignant rhetorical question emphasizing moral shock.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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