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《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E14 (41:08) HSK 4
jiù shì wèi le duì zhè jiàn shì huǒ shàng jiāo yóu

就是为了对这件事火上浇油

“It was all to fan the flames”

《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 41:08 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zěn me nǐ dìng zhào shū

怎么拟定诏书

“and coached him on what to say and how to draft the imperial edict.”

jiù shì wèi le duì zhè jiàn shì huǒ shàng jiāo yóu CURRENT FOCUS

就是为了 对这件事 火上浇油

“It was all to fan the flames”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN ràng jí jiāng yíng lái de duì zhàn

让即将迎来的对战

“and let the coming battle play out before the world.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: CLARIFYING MOTIVE
Tone: CALCULATING
Emotion: DETERMINATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Political Stratagem and Provocation

In classical statecraft, creating calculated unrest or baiting an adversary into rash action was a recognized strategy to justify immediate confrontation.

INTENT TAGS: #explaining_motive #provocation #strategic_calculation #escalation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
火上浇油 SPOKEN CHUNK

to add fuel to the fire; to aggravate a situation

A common idiom used metaphorically when someone deliberately worsens a conflict or makes tempers flare.

就是为了 SPOKEN CHUNK

precisely for the purpose of; solely to

Use this structure to emphasize the singular, definitive motivation behind a specific action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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