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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E27 (39:03) HSK 6
zhè dōu shén me shí hòu le nǐ hái bù shuō shí huà

这都什么时候了 你还不说实话

“at a time like this, tell us the truth.”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 39:03 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhēn zhū

珍珠

“Zhenzhu,”

zhè dōu shén me shí hòu le nǐ hái bù shuō shí huà CURRENT FOCUS

这都什么时候了 你 还不说 实话

“at a time like this, tell us the truth.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiù shì gāng gāng sān gē yě zài

就是 刚刚三哥也在

“Well... San was here just now.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DEMANDING HONESTY
Tone: IMPATIENT
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“We are running out of time, stop lying to me!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Urgency Rhetoric (都什么时候了)

Chinese speakers often invoke elapsed time or critical timing rhetorically to shame someone into being practical and honest.

INTENT TAGS: #urging #confrontation #interrogation #pressure
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
这都什么时候了 SPOKEN CHUNK

Look what time it is already; at such a critical moment

Used to express urgency or reprimand someone for stalling during a crisis.

说实话 SPOKEN CHUNK

to tell the truth

A common conversational phrase demanding honesty or preceding a confession.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a change of state and intensifies the sense of urgency regarding time.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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