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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E26 (28:04) HSK 7
zhēn shì kě xī le zhè bēi zi

真是可惜了这杯子

“Such a pity about this glass.”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E26
TIMECODE: 28:04 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN mā wǒ bāng fèi tíng zuò fàn qù le

“Mom, I'll go help Fei Ting cook.”

zhēn shì kě xī le zhè bēi zi CURRENT FOCUS

真是可惜了 这杯子

“Such a pity about this glass.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN sān liù sān qī sān bā sān jiǔ

三六 三七 三八 三九

“36, 37, 38, 39...”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: EXPRESSING REGRET
Tone: RESIGNED
Emotion: REGRET
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Frugality and Cherishing Belongings (Xi Wu)

Traditional Chinese domestic mindset emphasizes cherishing household goods, making accidental breakage or waste a cause for vocalized lament.

INTENT TAGS: #expressing_regret #lamenting #frugality
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
真是可惜了 SPOKEN CHUNK

what a real pity for; such a waste of

Used to express sincere or casual regret when a valuable or nice object is damaged or wasted.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks completion and state change, underscoring the irreversible loss or waste of the object.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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