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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E25 (32:04) HSK 5
zhè xiē yě shì shì shí a nà quán shì wǒ men de zé rèn ma

这些也是事实啊 那全是我们的责任吗

“purchase guns. Is that entirely our fault?”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E25
TIMECODE: 32:04 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN fēi fǎ gòu mǎi qiāng zhī

非法购买枪支

“and illegally”

zhè xiē yě shì shì shí a nà quán shì wǒ men de zé rèn ma CURRENT FOCUS

这些 也是 事实啊 那 全是 我们的责任吗

“purchase guns. Is that entirely our fault?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yí gè rén gōng zī liǎng bǎi kuài

一个人工资两百块

“We only earn 200 yuan a month,”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DEFENDING ONESELF
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't pin all the blame on us when the circumstances forced our hand.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatism vs. Legalism

In grassroots Chinese administration or harsh environments, agents on the ground often appeal to practical hardship to mitigate strict institutional or legal culpability.

INTENT TAGS: #deflection #protest #justification #self_defense
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
也是事实 SPOKEN CHUNK

is also a fact

Used to introduce an inconvenient reality that counterbalances the opposing party's argument.

全是我们的责任 SPOKEN CHUNK

entirely our responsibility

Often used in rhetorical questions to protest being unfairly made the sole scapegoat.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Emphasizes the obviousness of the preceding statement, adding emotional weight to the argument.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical question that strongly implies the answer is negative.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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