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《Generation to Generation》 S1·E21 (28:11) HSK 2
ràng xiǎo cài nǚ xiá de hūn shì pào tāng

让小蔡女侠的婚事泡汤

“Miss Cai's wedding falls through.”

《Generation to Generation》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 28:11 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ bǎo zhèng

我保证

“I'll make sure”

ràng xiǎo cài nǚ xiá de hūn shì pào tāng CURRENT FOCUS

让 小蔡女侠的婚事 泡汤

“Miss Cai's wedding falls through.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jì rán luò yīng gǔ bù néng shí yán

既然落英谷不能食言

“Since Luoying Valley can't break their promise,”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: MAKING A PROMISE
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: DETERMINATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Arranged Marriages in Martial Fiction

In traditional wuxia settings, marriage alliances between sects carry heavy political weight, making sabotaging them a major event.

INTENT TAGS: #promising #sabotage #assurance #resolution
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
泡汤 SPOKEN CHUNK

to fall through; to fizzle out; to be ruined

A colloquial idiom used to describe plans, hopes, or negotiations that fail completely.

婚事 SPOKEN CHUNK

marriage; wedding arrangement

Refers to the matter or planning surrounding a marriage.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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