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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E22 (32:50) HSK 4
shì jiāo tōng xìn hào dēng yī jiǔ bā bā nián de shí hòu a

是交通信号灯 一九八八年的时候啊

“Its official name is "traffic signal." Back in 1988,”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 32:50 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà ge dà jiā tīng wǒ jiǎng a tā de xué míng a

“Everyone, listen to me. Its official name is "traffic signal."”

shì jiāo tōng xìn hào dēng yī jiǔ bā bā nián de shí hòu a CURRENT FOCUS

是 交通信号灯 一九八八年的时候啊

“Its official name is "traffic signal." Back in 1988,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zán men guó jiā fā bù le 《 zhōng huá rén mín gòng hé guó

咱们国家发布了 《中华人民共和国

“the Road Traffic Management Regulations are issued.”

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Scene: School & Education
Function: EXPLAINING
Tone: INFORMATIVE
Emotion: CALM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Popular Science and Civic Knowledge Sharing

Lecturers or guides in China often bridge informal dialogue and official legal standards when presenting civic history to domestic groups.

INTENT TAGS: #informing #storytelling #educating #transitioning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
交通信号灯 SPOKEN CHUNK

traffic signal light

The standard formal and written term for traffic lights, contrasting with the colloquial term '红绿灯'.

……的时候 SPOKEN CHUNK

at the time of / when...

The fundamental pattern used to set a time frame or background in narrative spoken Chinese.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Serves as a conversational pause to hold the audience's attention while transitioning into historical background.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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