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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E16 (09:45) HSK 7
nà yě shì rén jiā zì jǐ lè yì de ya

那也是人家 自己乐意的呀

“But he's the one who's willing to do it.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 09:45 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shá yì si a cǎn wú rén dào tài zhǔn què le

“What does that mean? Inhumane. Spot on.”

nà yě shì rén jiā zì jǐ lè yì de ya CURRENT FOCUS

那 也是 人家 自己乐意的 呀

“But he's the one who's willing to do it.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gěi

给

“Here.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: DEFENDING OTHERS
Tone: MATTER_OF_FACT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“It's their own choice, so there's no reason for you to make such a fuss about it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: One's Own Willingness (愿打愿挨)

Reflects the cultural notion that if someone consciously endures hardship out of their own will, external parties have no standing to interfere or judge harshly.

INTENT TAGS: #defending #justification #countering #rationalizing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
那也是 SPOKEN CHUNK

even so / that may be true, but

A conversational connective used to partially concede a point before offering a counter-perspective.

人家 SPOKEN CHUNK

other people / they / someone else

Colloquial third-person reference that distances the topic and highlights the party's own rights or situation.

自己乐意 SPOKEN CHUNK

willingly / doing something out of one's own choice

Commonly used to indicate that someone chose an uncomfortable situation voluntarily and shouldn't be pitied.

Modal Particle「呀」 (ya) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the counterargument, making the correction sound reasonable rather than harsh.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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