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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E38 (16:15) HSK 4
nǐ zhēn dāng wǒ shì lái chī fàn de

你真当我是来吃饭的

“Do you really think I came here to eat?”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E38
TIMECODE: 16:15 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ jiě yī dà zǎo qù shì chǎng mǎi de kě xīn xiān le

你姐一大早 去市场买的 可新鲜了

“Your sister went early in the morning to the market to buy it. It's very fresh.”

nǐ zhēn dāng wǒ shì lái chī fàn de CURRENT FOCUS

你真当我是来吃饭的

“Do you really think I came here to eat?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ jiù chà nǐ zhè dùn fàn a

我就差你这顿饭啊

“Like I'm desperate for a meal?”

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Scene: Dining & Food
Function: RHETORICAL CHALLENGE
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop buttering me up with food; we both know I came here to settle something serious.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Food as Social Buffer

Hosts often use lavish hospitality and homemade food to defuse tensions or avoid uncomfortable discussions, which the speaker directly rejects here.

INTENT TAGS: #confrontation #rejection_of_pretense #demanding_seriousness #directness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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真当我 SPOKEN CHUNK

really take me for / really think that I am...

Commonly used in rhetorical questions to express irritation at being underestimated or patronized.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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