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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E29 (36:35) HSK 4
zǒng bù néng ràng tā zài nà ér tíng zhe

总不能让它 在那儿停着

“just leave a stuck truck sitting there.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E29
TIMECODE: 36:35 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dàn xiàn le de chē

但陷了的车

“But we can't”

zǒng bù néng ràng tā zài nà ér tíng zhe CURRENT FOCUS

总不能 让它 在那儿停着

“just leave a stuck truck sitting there.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà nǐ qù chá ba

那你去查吧

“Then go investigate.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: JUSTIFYING ACTION
Tone: REASONABLE
Emotion: DETERMINATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #problem_solving #persuasion #call_to_action
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
总不能 SPOKEN CHUNK

surely cannot; can hardly be allowed to

Used to introduce an unacceptable or absurd outcome that justifies taking the proposed alternative action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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