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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E38 (07:55) HSK 2
zhào yù jí de shì qíng dōu guò qù zhè me duō nián le

赵裕吉的事情 都过去这么多年了

“Zhao Yuji's matter was so many years ago.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E38
TIMECODE: 07:55 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN pà shén me ya

怕什么呀

“What are you afraid of?”

zhào yù jí de shì qíng dōu guò qù zhè me duō nián le CURRENT FOCUS

赵裕吉 的事情 都过去这么多年了

“Zhao Yuji's matter was so many years ago.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN mài gōng sī

卖公司

“He signed the contract himself”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: DOWNPLAYING CONCERN
Tone: DISMISSIVE
Emotion: IMPATIENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“That scandal is ancient history, so stop letting it derail our deal.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Letting the Past Lie

In Chinese negotiations, invoking the passage of time is a common rhetorical strategy to persuade partners to overlook historical baggage.

INTENT TAGS: #dismissal #reassurance #downplaying #persuasion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
都过去这么多年了 SPOKEN CHUNK

so many years have already passed

Used to dismiss worries or grievances by emphasizing the passage of time.

的事情 SPOKEN CHUNK

the matter concerning / the affair of

Attached to a person's name or topic to denote the situation or controversy surrounding them.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Emphasizes the completion of time and marks the change of state into irrelevant history.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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