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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E16 (10:59) HSK 3
wǒ kàn nǐ xià cì kǎo shì yòu kǎo bù guò le nǐ de yīng yǔ

我看你下次 考试又考不过了 你的英语

“I bet you'll fail the exam again next time. Your English”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 10:59 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zanba

zanba

“Zanba (tsampa).”

wǒ kàn nǐ xià cì kǎo shì yòu kǎo bù guò le nǐ de yīng yǔ CURRENT FOCUS

我看 你下次 考试又 考不过 了 你的英语

“I bet you'll fail the exam again next time. Your English”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hái méi yǒu wǒ men zhā xī hǎo ne jiù shì

“isn't as good as Tashi's yet. Exactly.”

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Scene: School & Education
Function: PLAYFUL WARNING
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Your English is so bad you're definitely going to flunk again unless you get your act together.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Academic Joking among Classmates

Directly predicting failure in exams is common among close Chinese students as bantering motivation, rather than a genuine curse.

INTENT TAGS: #taunting #teasing #warning #predicting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
考不过 SPOKEN CHUNK

unable to pass an exam

A potential complement structure indicating inability to achieve a passing grade.

我看你 SPOKEN CHUNK

I bet / It looks to me like you will

Spoken cue expressing a predictive judgment about someone's future misfortune or behavior.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks an anticipated change of situation, reinforcing certainty about the negative outcome.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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