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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E10 (36:58) HSK 7
chū shēn bù hǎo lián piào liàng dōu shì cuò de

出身不好连漂亮都是错的

“With the wrong background, even beauty is a crime.”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 36:58 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN pà bié rén shuō wǒ shì zī chǎn jiē jí yú dú wèi xiāo

“I was afraid people would say I still carried bourgeois habits.”

chū shēn bù hǎo lián piào liàng dōu shì cuò de CURRENT FOCUS

出身 不好 连 漂亮 都是错的

“With the wrong background, even beauty is a crime.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn shì xiàn zài wǒ bù pà le

但是现在我不怕了

“But I'm not afraid anymore.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: VENTING FRUSTRATION
Tone: BITTER
Emotion: GRIEF
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Class Origin Prejudices (Chushen)

In mid-20th-century China, one's political family background determined social status and survival; bourgeois traits like focusing on beauty were condemned as ideologically corrupt.

INTENT TAGS: #lamentation #confession #venting #self_pity
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
出身不好 SPOKEN CHUNK

having a poor family background or politically unfavorable class origin

Commonly used historically to refer to political family background, or modernly to social and economic upbringing.

连……都是错的 SPOKEN CHUNK

even ... is considered wrong

Use this structure to emphasize an extreme degree of unfair criticism or unwarranted bias.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Affirms the reality and conviction of the statement, underlining a harsh perceived truth.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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