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《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E8 (26:24) HSK 4
wǒ men yòu bèi zhǎo jiā zhǎng le

我们又被找家长了

“Our parents were called in again.”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 26:24 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jīn tiān zhè shì cuò nǎ le zì jǐ xīn lǐ zhī dào ma

“Do you know what you did wrong today?”

wǒ men yòu bèi zhǎo jiā zhǎng le CURRENT FOCUS

我们又 被找家长 了

“Our parents were called in again.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ men suǒ fú yòng de zhì huàn jì yào xiào fēi cháng qiáng dà

你们所服用的致幻剂 药效非常强大

“The hallucinogen you took is extremely potent.”

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Scene: School & Education
Function: ADMITTING TROUBLE
Tone: WORRIED
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Summoning Parents (叫家长/找家长)

In Chinese education, calling parents to school is one of the most severe and humiliating disciplinary measures, placing collective family pressure on the misbehaving student.

INTENT TAGS: #admitting_fault #dread #school_discipline #acknowledging_trouble
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
找家长 SPOKEN CHUNK

to summon parents (by school or police)

A common Chinese expression referring to teachers or authorities calling a student's parents due to serious misbehavior.

又被 SPOKEN CHUNK

once again subjected to

Combines recurrence with a passive voice, indicating an unwelcome repeated event.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates the occurrence of a new, consequential state of affairs.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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