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《Light to the Night》 S1·E24 (13:54) HSK 5
dí què shì wǒ ràng yáo xìn chéng de sī jī ná qù gǎi de

的确是我让尧信成的司机拿去改的

“to have the red heels altered.”

《Light to the Night》 S1·E24
TIMECODE: 13:54 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà shuāng hóng pí xié

那双红皮鞋

“I did ask Yao Xincheng's driver”

dí què shì wǒ ràng yáo xìn chéng de sī jī ná qù gǎi de CURRENT FOCUS

的确是我 让尧信成的司机 拿去 改的

“to have the red heels altered.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn tā hòu lái bèi wú shān lóng tōu zǒu le tā yǒu liàn wù pǐ

但它后来被吴山龙偷走了 他有恋物癖

“But later, Wu Shanlong stole them. He had a fetish.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: CONFESSING
Tone: CANDID
Emotion: DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Emphatic Confirmation (Shi...De Construction)

In Chinese narrative accounts, pairing 'dique' with the 'shi...de' framework emphasizes truthful recollection of past actions when clarifying responsibility.

INTENT TAGS: #admission #clarification #accountability #testimony
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
的确是 SPOKEN CHUNK

indeed it is / certainly was

Commonly used to concede a point or confirm an allegation straightforwardly.

拿去改 SPOKEN CHUNK

take to alter/modify

Everyday phrasing for sending clothing, shoes, or items to a tailor or cobbler for adjustments.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms part of the 'shi...de' cleft construction emphasizing the agent responsible for the action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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《Light to the Night》 S1·E24 (13:54) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus