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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E27 (13:37) HSK 7
suàn shì lì shǐ yí liú wèn tí le

算是历史遗留问题了

“It's a problem left over from the past.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 13:37 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shì

是

“Yes.”

suàn shì lì shǐ yí liú wèn tí le CURRENT FOCUS

算是 历史遗留问题 了

“It's a problem left over from the past.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè cì zhěng gǎi zán men hé bìng le chén lóng méi kuàng de yī dà piàn dì pí

“In this rectification, we've acquired a massive stretch of land from the Chenlong Coal Mine.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: EXPLAINING CAUSE
Tone: OBJECTIVE
Emotion: RESIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't blame us for this mess; it was caused long before our time.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Institutional Legacy (历史遗留问题)

In Chinese administrative and corporate contexts, attributing a complication to a 'historical legacy' diplomatically absolves current actors from direct fault while explaining regulatory or contractual gridlock.

INTENT TAGS: #explaining #hedging #contextualizing #distancing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
历史遗留问题 SPOKEN CHUNK

legacy issue / problem inherited from the past

A very common formal and workplace term used to describe inherited, complex problems that require resolution.

算是 SPOKEN CHUNK

can be considered as / practically

Used to hedge a categorization or state a qualified judgment.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Signifies a state change or confirms the established nature of the situation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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