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《A Splendid Match》 S1·E9 (05:27) HSK 6
nín kě shì zǎo jiù yù liào dào cǐ shì cái huì mìng wǒ xiàng cháng dà rén qiú jiào

您可是早就预料到此事 才会命我向常大人求教

“You foresaw this and told me to seek Mr. Chang's guidance?”

《A Splendid Match》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 05:27 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN mìng cháng tíng lán cháng dà rén rèn jīn kē huì shì zǒng cái

命常廷兰常大人 任今科会试总裁

“Mr. Chang Tinglan as chief examiner for this year's metropolitan exam.”

nín kě shì zǎo jiù yù liào dào cǐ shì cái huì mìng wǒ xiàng cháng dà rén qiú jiào CURRENT FOCUS

您 可是 早就 预料到 此事 才会命我向常大人求教

“You foresaw this and told me to seek Mr. Chang's guidance?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qiú jiào guī qiú jiào

求教归求教

“Guidance is one thing.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: SEEKING CLARIFICATION
Tone: DEFERENTIAL
Emotion: ADMIRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You orchestrated this masterstroke all along, didn't you?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Court Politics and Foresight

In traditional imperial bureaucracy, establishing a disciple relationship with an examiner before exams conferred massive political and academic advantages.

INTENT TAGS: #flattering #probing #clarification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
早就预料到 SPOKEN CHUNK

anticipated or foresaw long in advance

Used to describe foresight or planning ahead of critical changes.

向...求教 SPOKEN CHUNK

to seek guidance or instruction from someone

A respectful, formal structure commonly used when learning from a senior scholar or official.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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