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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E15 (26:40) HSK 7
máo zhǔ xí shuō guò fù nǚ néng dǐng bàn biān tiān

毛主席说过妇女能顶半边天

“President Mao once said, "Women hold up half the sky."”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 26:40 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiù shuō shuō wǒ men shēng chǎn xiàn shàng de

就说说我们生产线上的

“Let's talk about the women workers on the production line.”

máo zhǔ xí shuō guò fù nǚ néng dǐng bàn biān tiān CURRENT FOCUS

毛主席 说过 妇女能顶半边天

“President Mao once said, "Women hold up half the sky."”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ men chē jiān de nǚ gōng nà ge gè dōu shì

我们车间的女工 那个个都是

“Each and every woman (Women hold up half...) in our workshop”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: VALIDATING CONTRIBUTIONS
Tone: AFFIRMATIVE
Emotion: PRIDE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Women Hold Up Half the Sky

An iconic historical quote by Mao Zedong emphasizing gender equality and labor participation, central to socialist workplace culture.

INTENT TAGS: #quoting_slogans #affirming_equality #praising_female_workers
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
妇女能顶半边天 SPOKEN CHUNK

women hold up half the sky

A famous political proverb used to emphasize gender equality and female empowerment in Chinese society.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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