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《Generation to Generation》 S1·E31 (19:40) HSK 2
zěn me shì tiáo sǐ lù

怎么是条死路

“Why is this a dead end?”

《Generation to Generation》 S1·E31
TIMECODE: 19:40 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bù yīng gāi a

不应该啊

“It shouldn't be.”

zěn me shì tiáo sǐ lù CURRENT FOCUS

怎么是条死路

“Why is this a dead end?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lù méi yǒu cuò

路没有错

“The path is correct.”

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Scene: Travel & Transit
Function: EXPRESSING CONFUSION
Tone: PERPLEXED
Emotion: CONFUSION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

INTENT TAGS: #querying #confusion #disbelief #wayfinding
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
死路 SPOKEN CHUNK

dead end; cul-de-sac

Can refer literally to an impassable road or metaphorically to an impasse in a situation.

怎么是 SPOKEN CHUNK

how come it is; why is it that

A common colloquial phrase used to register disbelief or sudden discovery of an unexpected situation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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