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《My Destiny》 S1·E3 (20:41) HSK 6
yuè shì qióng de rén jiā yuè jiǎng jiū zhè xiē shì

越是穷的人家 越讲究这些事

“Poor families care about that stuff.”

《My Destiny》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 20:41 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shàng fén shāng yùn qì

上坟伤运气

“Visiting graves brings bad luck.”

yuè shì qióng de rén jiā yuè jiǎng jiū zhè xiē shì CURRENT FOCUS

越是 穷的 人家 越 讲究 这些事

“Poor families care about that stuff.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ kě bié wèn tā a

你可别问他啊

“Don't ask him.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: GENERALIZING
Tone: CONDESCENDING
Emotion: CYNICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“People cling obsessively to superstitions when they feel powerless in life.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Taboos and Socioeconomic Insecurity

Rituals surrounding ancestral graves (上坟) and fortune are often taken very seriously in rural or struggling communities as a hedge against bad luck, which modernized city dwellers sometimes criticize as excessive superstition.

INTENT TAGS: #generalizing #critique #dismissing #evaluating
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
讲究 SPOKEN CHUNK

to be particular about; to observe strictly

Refers to careful attention to social etiquette, traditional rules, or personal taste.

越是...越... SPOKEN CHUNK

the more... the more...

A correlative structure used to emphasize a proportional or causal relationship.

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3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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