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《Love Beyond the Grave》 S1·E13 (24:37) HSK 7
tā néng dé hǎo yùn shì yīn wèi tā gēn líng zuò le jiāo yì

他能得好运 是因为他跟灵做了交易

“He got lucky because he struck a deal with a spirit.”

《Love Beyond the Grave》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 24:37 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shì bú shì

是不是

“Could it be?”

tā néng dé hǎo yùn shì yīn wèi tā gēn líng zuò le jiāo yì CURRENT FOCUS

他能得好运 是因为 他跟灵做了 交易

“He got lucky because he struck a deal with a spirit.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zì rán shì yào xiàn bǎo wù gěi nà líng

自然是要献宝物给那灵

“So, he'd offer a treasure to that spirit.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: EXPLAINING CAUSE
Tone: INFORMATIVE
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Supernatural Retribution and Trade-offs

In traditional Chinese folklore, sudden unearned luck or wealth often comes at a grave price through pacts with spirits or entities rather than virtuous merit.

INTENT TAGS: #explaining #revealing_truth #clarification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
是因为 SPOKEN CHUNK

it is because

Use this structure to directly introduce the underlying reason or explanation for a preceding statement.

做交易 SPOKEN CHUNK

to make a deal or transaction

Commonly used in both formal business contexts and colloquial contexts to describe making a pact or bargain.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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