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《The First Jasmine》 S1·E10 (11:11) HSK 3
yě huì yǒu bù dé zhì de shì nà dāng rán

也会有不得志的事 那当然

“How could such a master face such disappointments? Of course.”

《The First Jasmine》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 11:11 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè yàng de dà jiā

这样的大家

“How could such a master face such disappointments?”

yě huì yǒu bù dé zhì de shì nà dāng rán CURRENT FOCUS

也会 有 不得志 的事 那当然

“How could such a master face such disappointments? Of course.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dāng nián tā gāng dāng shàng chǔ zhōu zhǎng shǐ de shí hòu

当年 他刚当上楮州长史的时候

“Back when he first became the Chief Secretary of Chuzhou,”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: AFFIRMING OBSERVATION
Tone: REFLECTIVE
Emotion: RESIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Literati Misfortune (Shi Tu Bu Shun)

Chinese culture frequently reflects on the common tragedy of talented scholars or officials meeting political setbacks before finding success.

INTENT TAGS: #agreement #reflection #commiseration #philosophical
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不得志 SPOKEN CHUNK

frustrated in one's ambitions / unsuccessful

Used to describe someone talented whose career or life goals are hindered by circumstance.

那当然 SPOKEN CHUNK

of course / naturally

A common conversational phrase used to emphatically agree with a preceding statement.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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