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《Cage of Shadows》 S1·E6 (02:42) HSK 3
bú shì shuō dé dào dì yì míng jiù huì yǒu zhòng shǎng ma

不是说得到第一名就会有重赏吗

“Didn't they say the champion would receive a grand reward?”

《Cage of Shadows》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 02:42 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yě bù néng qù dì sān céng

也不能去第三层

“won't bring us to the third floor.”

bú shì shuō dé dào dì yì míng jiù huì yǒu zhòng shǎng ma CURRENT FOCUS

不是说 得 到 第一名 就 会 有 重赏 吗

“Didn't they say the champion would receive a grand reward?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qín xiān shēng shì zhè me shuō de ya

秦先生是这么说的呀

“That's indeed what Ms. Qin said.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: CHALLENGING INCONSISTENCY
Tone: QUESTIONING
Emotion: CONFUSION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“We won first place as promised, so why aren't we getting our reward?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Trust and Contractual Promises (Xin)

Challenging unfulfilled verbal commitments openly signals a perceived breach of trust and mutual agreement.

INTENT TAGS: #questioning #seeking_clarification #discontent #confrontation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不是说 SPOKEN CHUNK

didn't they say; wasn't it said that

A common rhetorical formula used to confront discrepancies between what was promised and reality.

重赏 SPOKEN CHUNK

handsome reward; heavy reward

Refers to a significant prize or compensation, often in formal or high-stakes contexts.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Turns the statement into a rhetorical question to highlight inconsistency.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 13 GRAMMAR
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