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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E6 (30:50) HSK 5
zhè bú shì gè miǎn fèi de xuān chuán ma

这不是个 免费的宣传吗

“Isn't this promotion for free?”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 30:50 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā shì gè jì zhě yòu duì wǒ men gǎn xìng qù

他是个记者 又对我们感兴趣

“He's a reporter and interested in us.”

zhè bú shì gè miǎn fèi de xuān chuán ma CURRENT FOCUS

这不是 个 免费的宣传 吗

“Isn't this promotion for free?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN rú guǒ tōng guò tā de bào dào

如果通过他的报道

“If we can make more people”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: RHETORICAL PERSUASION
Tone: PERSUASIVE
Emotion: ANTICIPATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Think about the PR advantage—we get free media coverage out of this, so let's cooperate.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Media Utility Mindset

In Chinese institutional and workplace contexts, journalists and media reports are frequently viewed strategically through the lens of positive public relations ('宣传') rather than adversarial scrutiny.

INTENT TAGS: #persuasion #reframing #publicity #pragmatic_opportunity
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
这不是……吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

isn't this...

A very common rhetorical question structure used to point out what the speaker considers an obvious fact or upside.

免费的宣传 SPOKEN CHUNK

free publicity; free promotion

Collocation used in marketing, media, and organizational contexts to refer to earned or unpaid exposure.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical question that prompts agreement rather than asking for genuinely new information.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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