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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E17 (32:07) HSK 7
zǒng shì chù chù bèi sāo rǎo suǒ yǐ rén jiā jiù zhǎo le yī zhāng zhào piān

总是处处被骚扰 所以人家就找了 一张照片

“She was constantly harassed. So she found a photo”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 32:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā shì yīn wèi yí gè nǚ rén zuò shēng yì bù fāng biàn

她是因为一个女人 做生意不方便

“As a woman doing business, it was inconvenient.”

zǒng shì chù chù bèi sāo rǎo suǒ yǐ rén jiā jiù zhǎo le yī zhāng zhào piān CURRENT FOCUS

总是处处被 骚扰 所以 人家 就找了 一张照片

“She was constantly harassed. So she found a photo”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN biān le zhè me yí gè gù shì shì yòng lái fáng shēn de dǒng le ba

编了这么一个故事 是用来防身的 懂了吧

“and made up a story as self-protection. Understand now?”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: EXPLAINING BEHAVIOR
Tone: EXPLANATORY
Emotion: SYMPATHY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't blame her for lying; she was vulnerable and had no other choice to protect herself.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Female Vulnerability in Commerce (单身女性防身)

In traditional business environments, unaccompanied women often faced predatory advances or exploitation, prompting them to pretend to have a husband or influential male protector for safety.

INTENT TAGS: #justifying #clarifying #defending #empathizing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
处处被骚扰 SPOKEN CHUNK

constantly harassed everywhere

Useful for describing persistent, unavoidable mistreatment or unwelcome attention across multiple situations.

人家 SPOKEN CHUNK

she / that person (used with sympathy or solidarity)

Often used colloquially in third person to refer to someone while building empathy or softening judgment.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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