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《Generation to Generation》 S1·E31 (27:50) HSK 7
míng míng dōu shì nà xiē rén de tān yù suǒ zhì

明明都是那些人的贪欲所致

“All of this was caused by the greed of others.”

《Generation to Generation》 S1·E31
TIMECODE: 27:50 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiù guò lái kàn kàn zhè xiē yè lán

“we come and see these Night Orchids.”

míng míng dōu shì nà xiē rén de tān yù suǒ zhì CURRENT FOCUS

明明都是 那 些人 的 贪欲 所致

“All of this was caused by the greed of others.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wèi shén me yào guài wǒ de xiān zǔ

为什么要怪我的先祖

“Why blame her”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: PROTESTING INJUSTICE
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop blaming my family for disasters your own greed caused.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Ancestral Responsibility and Grievance

Traditional Chinese morality heavily weights collective family honor, meaning sins or perceived wrongs can burden descendants across generations.

INTENT TAGS: #defending #blame_shifting #protest #indignation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
明明是 SPOKEN CHUNK

obviously / clearly is

Used to introduce an undeniable fact when refuting a false accusation or misunderstanding.

所致 SPOKEN CHUNK

caused by / resulting from

A formal written or literary collocation placed after a noun to denote root cause.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 8 GRAMMAR
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