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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E22 (42:13) HSK 5
zhè shì pīn chū lái de yī zhī jī

这是拼出来的一只鸡

“This chicken's been pieced together.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 42:13 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hái yǒu zhè ge jī tuǐ a yī cháng yī duǎn yī dà yī xiǎo zhè shuō míng

还有这个鸡腿啊 一长一短 一大一小 这说明

“And these drumsticks, one's bigger, one's smaller. This chicken's been pieced together.”

zhè shì pīn chū lái de yī zhī jī CURRENT FOCUS

这是 拼出来的 一只鸡

“This chicken's been pieced together.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yào bù wǒ jiào wǒ men lǎo bǎn guò lái wǒ hái méi jiǎng wán a hái yǒu zhè dào cài

要不我叫我们老板过来 我还没讲完啊 还有这道菜

“Shall I call the manager over? I'm not finished yet. This dish, the vinegar-braised cabbage.”

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Scene: Dining & Food
Function: CRITICIZING
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are cheating customers by serving mismatched scraps as a whole chicken!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Integrity of Dishes (完整的鸡)

In Chinese culinary culture, serving a whole poultry dish intact symbolizes authenticity and completeness; piecing together mismatched scraps is viewed as serious dishonesty.

INTENT TAGS: #accusation #exposure #dining_critique #dissatisfaction
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
拼出来的 SPOKEN CHUNK

pieced together / assembled from parts

Used to describe something made by stitching together unrelated remnants, often carrying a derogatory connotation of counterfeit quality.

一只鸡 SPOKEN CHUNK

a chicken / one whole chicken

Standard measure word phrase for poultry.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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