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《The Truth》 S1·E15 (02:45) HSK 7
nǐ nǐ men zhè me lěng mò ma

你 你们这么冷漠吗

“A-Are you all really this cold?”

《The Truth》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 02:45 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zǒu le

走了

“She's leaving.”

nǐ nǐ men zhè me lěng mò ma CURRENT FOCUS

你 你们 这么冷漠 吗

“A-Are you all really this cold?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zi wú

子芜

“Ziwu,”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: REPROACHING
Tone: INDIGNANT
Emotion: DISAPPOINTMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“How can you turn your backs and not care at all?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Moral Reproach of Apathy (冷漠)

In Chinese social ethics, bystander apathy is heavily condemned as a failure of basic moral conscience and empathy.

INTENT TAGS: #reproach #criticism #indignation #moral_appeal
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
这么冷漠 SPOKEN CHUNK

so cold-hearted / this indifferent

Used to criticize people who show an unacceptable lack of sympathy or emotion.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical question that conveys reproach rather than seeking actual information.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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