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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E27 (13:07) HSK 7
nǐ men zhè yí gè gè de suàn pán xiǎng de gé bì wū dōu tīng zhe le

你们这一个个的算盘响的 隔壁屋都听着了

“I can hear all your scheming from next door.”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 13:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hái huì dǎ tài jí quán duì bú duì xíng le xíng le

还会打太极拳 对不对 行了行了

“He practices Tai Chi. Right? Alright, alright.”

nǐ men zhè yí gè gè de suàn pán xiǎng de gé bì wū dōu tīng zhe le CURRENT FOCUS

你们这 一个个的 算盘响 的 隔壁屋都 听着 了

“I can hear all your scheming from next door.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nī nī zhè hǎo bù róng yì yǒu yí gè jī huì zhǎn xiàn yī xià zì jǐ

“Ni finally has a chance to prove herself.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: CALLING OUT ULTERIOR MOTIVES
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Your petty schemes and selfish motives are so obvious that everyone can see through them.”
💡 Cultural Insight: The Metaphor of the Abacus (Suanpan)

In Chinese culture, the abacus represents calculation and bookkeeping. Saying someone's abacus can be heard afar is a vivid idiom for unhidden opportunism and personal calculating.

INTENT TAGS: #sarcasm #teasing #unmasking #mockery
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
算盘响 SPOKEN CHUNK

calculating selfish interests; petty scheming is obvious

Originates from '打如意算盘' (playing one's own abacus/schemes), used colloquially to call out someone whose self-serving plans are glaringly obvious.

一个个的 SPOKEN CHUNK

each and every one of you

Informal construction used to address or criticize multiple people collectively one by one.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Emphasizes the completed and unmistakable effect of their noisy calculations.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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