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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E10 (16:38) HSK 4
què shí shì yīn wèi nǐ zhǎng dé xiàng yán yán

确实是因为你长得像妍妍

“because you look like Yan.”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 16:38 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ xiàng nǐ qiú hūn

我向你求婚

“I proposed to you”

què shí shì yīn wèi nǐ zhǎng dé xiàng yán yán CURRENT FOCUS

确实是 因为你 长得像 妍妍

“because you look like Yan.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN suǒ yǐ

所以

“So,”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: ADMITTING TRUTH
Tone: CONFESSIONAL
Emotion: GUILT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I cannot deny it anymore; my feelings for you began because you remind me of her.”
💡 Cultural Insight: The Stand-in Trope (Tishen)

In Chinese romantic drama and interpersonal culture, treating someone as a substitute (替身) for an ex is seen as a profound emotional betrayal.

INTENT TAGS: #confession #admission #concession
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
长得像 SPOKEN CHUNK

to look like; to resemble in appearance

A standard spoken pattern to describe facial or physical resemblance between two people.

确实是因为 SPOKEN CHUNK

it is indeed because...

Use this phrase to concede a point frankly and confirm the listener's suspicion.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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