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《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E28 (11:32) HSK 3
zhè ge xié dōu shì zhè yàng de

这个鞋都是这样的

“These shoes are all like this.”

《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E28
TIMECODE: 11:32 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ kàn

你看

“Look.”

zhè ge xié dōu shì zhè yàng de CURRENT FOCUS

这个 鞋 都是这样的

“These shoes are all like this.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yí gè xīng qī dōu bú dào

一个星期都不到

“They didn't even last a week.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: DEFLECTING BLAME
Tone: DISMISSIVE
Emotion: INDIFFERENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't make a fuss; there's nothing wrong or special about your issue.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Customer Service Evasion (推诿/常态化)

In informal street retail, sellers often normalize product quirks or flaws to avoid refunds or awkward confrontation.

INTENT TAGS: #deflection #normalization #dismissal #excuse
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
都是这样的 SPOKEN CHUNK

they are all like this / that's just how it is

A frequent defensive or explanatory chunk used to dismiss complaints by claiming normalcy.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Used at the end of the sentence to assert a descriptive fact with certainty.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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