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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E6 (14:24) HSK 4
shuí a yǒu zhè me rēng lā jī de ma

谁啊 有这么扔垃圾的吗

“Who did that? Who dumps garbage?”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 14:24 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN méi rén guǎn a

没人管啊

“No one.”

shuí a yǒu zhè me rēng lā jī de ma CURRENT FOCUS

谁啊 有这么扔垃圾的吗

“Who did that? Who dumps garbage?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ méi shì ba lǐ zhèn zhǎng

你没事吧 李镇长

“Are you okay, Ms. Li?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: SCOLDING AND COMPLAINING
Tone: INDIGNANT
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Who the hell threw that? Have some basic decency!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Public Civility and Outrage

Calling out improper civic behavior using rhetorical questions is a common way in China to publicly shame antisocial conduct such as littering.

INTENT TAGS: #complaint #criticism #outrage #rebuke
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
有这么……的吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

Is there anyone who does ... like this? (rhetorical complaint)

A very common rhetorical frame used to criticize someone's absurd, inconsiderate, or improper behavior.

扔垃圾 SPOKEN CHUNK

to throw trash / to litter

Standard everyday phrase for discarding waste or littering.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds emotional intensity and sharpens the rhetorical query into an outright rebuke.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical question marking disbelief and strong disapproval rather than asking for actual information.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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