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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E2 (19:41) HSK 7
gèng bié shuō shì sān gè hái zi nǐ jiù shuō

更别说是三个孩子 你就说

“let alone three. Think about it, in the future, when the children get married, and have kids,”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 19:41 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiù yí gè pǔ tōng jiā tíng dài yí gè hái zi jiù yǐ jīng gòu fèi jìn le

“For an ordinary family, raising one child is already exhausting,”

gèng bié shuō shì sān gè hái zi nǐ jiù shuō CURRENT FOCUS

更 别说是 三个孩子 你 就说

“let alone three. Think about it, in the future, when the children get married, and have kids,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè yǐ hòu hái zi zhǎng dà jié hūn shēng zi nǎ jiàn shì bà bà néng bù zài chǎng a

这以后孩子长大结婚生子 哪件事爸爸能不在场啊

“Think about it, in the future, when the children get married, and have kids, how could their father not be there?”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: ARGUING A POINT
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Parenthood and Filial Obligations

Raising multiple children is seen in modern Chinese society as an immense financial and emotional investment that requires full family mobilization, making parental absence particularly alarming.

INTENT TAGS: #persuasion #emphasis #reasoning #reality_check
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
更别说 SPOKEN CHUNK

let alone / not to mention

Used to introduce an even more extreme case that makes the preceding point undeniable.

你就说 SPOKEN CHUNK

you tell me / just admit it

A conversational prompt used to corner the listener into agreeing with an obvious common-sense conclusion.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
GRAMMAR BLUEPRINTS:
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