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《The Dark Romance》 S1·E22 (11:17) HSK 6
wǒ men shì yào zài yì qǐ guò yī bèi zi de

我们是要在一起过一辈子的

“We are going to spend the rest of our lives together.”

《The Dark Romance》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 11:17 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ shì wǒ lǎo pó

你是我老婆

“You are my wife.”

wǒ men shì yào zài yì qǐ guò yī bèi zi de CURRENT FOCUS

我们是要 在一起过一辈子 的

“We are going to spend the rest of our lives together.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì ma

是吗

“Are we?”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: REAFFIRMING COMMITMENT
Tone: EARNEST, PLEADING, INSISTENT
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop pulling away; we are in this for the long haul whether things are tough right now or not.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Lifelong Marital Commitment (白头偕老)

In Chinese culture, marriage is traditionally viewed as a permanent, enduring contract ('过一辈子'), where invoking this concept serves as a powerful reminder of mutual obligation.

INTENT TAGS: #reassurance #commitment #pleading #bonding
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
在一起 SPOKEN CHUNK

to be together

Standard phrase denoting romantic involvement or shared companionship.

过一辈子 SPOKEN CHUNK

to spend a lifetime together

A weighty idiom used in serious romantic or marital declarations indicating permanent commitment.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Used at the end of the sentence within the '是...的' construction to assert certainty and strengthen conviction.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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