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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E7 (21:45) HSK 3
tā bú shì hé gāo jiā wěi yǒu gù shì ma

她不是和高嘉伟有故事吗

“She had a history with Gao Jiawei, right?”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 21:45 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN qí zǒng hái yǒu yà zhōu qū

齐总 还有亚洲区

“Ms. Qi? And the Asia-Pacific region?”

tā bú shì hé gāo jiā wěi yǒu gù shì ma CURRENT FOCUS

她 不是 和高嘉伟 有故事 吗

“She had a history with Gao Jiawei, right?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè yàng

这样

“Well,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: PROBING INFORMATION
Tone: GOSSIPY
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Her connection with him is definitely behind whatever decision is being made.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Guanxi and Workplace Rumors

In Chinese organizational settings, personal backstories (gushi) often provide essential context for understanding informal power structures and unspoken alliances.

INTENT TAGS: #probing #gossiping #seeking_confirmation #speculating
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
有故事 SPOKEN CHUNK

to have a romantic or complicated past

A discreet and intriguing colloquial euphemism referring to an unstated romantic history or complicated past between two people.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a rhetorical or confirming yes-no question based on prior knowledge.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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