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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E2 (40:08) HSK 5
wǒ jiào nǐ hǎo jǐ biàn le nǐ shuì dé gēn gè xiǎo zhū shì de

我叫你好几遍了 你睡得跟个小猪似的

“I tried several times. You were sleeping like a log.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 40:08 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bú shì nǐ zěn me néng nà me kùn ne nǐ zěn me bù zǎo diǎn jiào wǒ

不是你怎么能那么困呢 你怎么不早点叫我

“How are you this sleepy? Why didn't you wake me earlier?”

wǒ jiào nǐ hǎo jǐ biàn le nǐ shuì dé gēn gè xiǎo zhū shì de CURRENT FOCUS

我叫 你好 几遍了 你睡得 跟 个小猪 似的

“I tried several times. You were sleeping like a log.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ bú huì huái yùn le ba

你不会怀孕了吧

“Are you pregnant?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: DEFLECTING BLAME
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: AFFECTION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not blame me for not waking you up when you were dead to the world.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Affectionate Pet Names

In Chinese family and romantic dynamics, comparing someone to a pig (猪) when sleeping or eating is often an endearing term rather than an insult.

INTENT TAGS: #teasing #justification #affection #playful_defense
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
睡得跟个小猪似的 SPOKEN CHUNK

sleeping like a baby / sleeping like a log (literally 'like a little pig')

A very common, affectionate colloquial idiom used among close family members or romantic partners.

好几遍 SPOKEN CHUNK

several times

Emphasizes repeated efforts over a short duration.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates completion of the calling action and implies that sufficient effort was already made.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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