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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E27 (28:32) HSK 7
shì rén yǐ tā de shēn shì wèi jiè kǒu

世人以她的身世为借口

“to use them as an excuse”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 28:32 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dàn wǒ yě bù xiǎng

但我也不想

“But I don't want people”

shì rén yǐ tā de shēn shì wèi jiè kǒu CURRENT FOCUS

世人以她的身世为 借口

“to use them as an excuse”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gòu bìng yú tā

诟病于她

“to criticize her, either.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: EXPRESSING CONCERN
Tone: PROTECTIVE
Emotion: WORRY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“People are biased and will readily weaponize her origin against her.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Origin and Social Reputation (Shenshi)

In traditional Chinese society, an individual's family background ('身世') heavily dictated their moral standing and marriage prospects, leaving them vulnerable to social gossip.

INTENT TAGS: #concern #critique #protection #empathy
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
以...为借口 SPOKEN CHUNK

use ... as an excuse / pretext

A highly productive formal structure used to criticize pretextual justifications.

世人 SPOKEN CHUNK

people of the world / common folk / society

Used in historical or literary registers to refer to public opinion or the masses.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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