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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E17 (24:37) HSK 7
nà bù xún shān nà mò dà de làng fèi shì bú shì shì a

那不巡山 那莫大的浪费 是不是 是啊

“It would be such a waste if he didn't join the Mountain Patrol. -Am I right? -Yes.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 24:37 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yòu huì qí mǎ yòu huì kāi chē

又会骑马 又会开车

“ride horses, and drive.”

nà bù xún shān nà mò dà de làng fèi shì bú shì shì a CURRENT FOCUS

那不 巡山 那 莫大的浪费 是不是 是啊

“It would be such a waste if he didn't join the Mountain Patrol. -Am I right? -Yes.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ gào sù nǐ men a

我告诉你们啊

“I'm telling you,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: AFFIRMING JUDGMENT
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: ADMIRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Seeking Mutual Consensus (Qiu Tong)

Using conversational tag questions like 'is that so' fosters immediate camaraderie and group alignment in cooperative work environments.

INTENT TAGS: #complimenting #consensus_seeking #validation #affirming
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
莫大的浪费 SPOKEN CHUNK

an immense waste; a total waste

A slightly hyperbolic set phrase used to emphasize that valuable skills or resources are not being utilized properly.

是不是 SPOKEN CHUNK

isn't that right?

A frequent tag question used at the end of statements to seek confirmation and consensus from listeners.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Appended to the affirmation to convey hearty agreement and solidarity.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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