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《The Lead》 S1·E27 (22:55) HSK 2
tā hái hǎo yì si zài nà ér xiào

她还好意思在那儿笑

“and she still had the nerve to laugh.”

《The Lead》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 22:55 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dōu chàng pǎo le wǒ gēn nǐ shuō

“She sang off-key,”

tā hái hǎo yì si zài nà ér xiào CURRENT FOCUS

她 还好意思 在那儿笑

“and she still had the nerve to laugh.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zuó tiān nà ge yī fú kuǎn shì hái xíng

昨天那个衣服款式还行

“Yesterday's outfit looked pretty good.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: CRITICIZING BEHAVIOR
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“She messed up so badly, yet she still has the audacity to stand there laughing!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Shame Culture and Self-Reflection

In Chinese social etiquette, someone who makes a public mistake is expected to show modesty, embarrassment, or contrition rather than carefree behavior.

INTENT TAGS: #gossip #criticism #disapproval #mockery
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
还好意思 SPOKEN CHUNK

to still have the nerve/audacity to do something

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to condemn someone's shamelessness after a failure or misbehavior.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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