《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E33 (25:26)
HSK 6
hái bú shì yīn wèi chén yī shēng ma
还不是因为陈医生嘛
“It's all because of Dr. Chen.”
《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》
S1·E33
TIMECODE: 25:26
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
nǐ zěn me huì zài yù yīng táng dāng lǎo shī de
你怎么会在育婴堂当老师的
“how did you become a teacher at the orphanage?”
hái bú shì yīn wèi chén yī shēng ma
CURRENT FOCUS
还不是因为 陈医生嘛
“It's all because of Dr. Chen.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
tā ya
他呀
“He is”
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Scene:
Social & Dating
Function:
EXPLAINING MOTIVATION
Tone:
TEASING
Emotion:
AFFECTION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You know very well I only took this job to be close to him.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Implicit Romantic Confession
Chinese speakers often express romantic interest indirectly by pointing out career or location choices made for someone else rather than stating feelings directly.
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#explaining
#hinting
#teasing
#confessing
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1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
还不是因为
SPOKEN CHUNK
isn't it simply because of
Use this rhetorical pattern to state an obvious or open-secret reason in spoken Chinese.
Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma)
CHANGE OF STATE
Highlights that the stated reason should be obvious or self-evident to the listener.
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1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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