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《Road to Success》 S1·E17 (41:35) HSK 4
zhōu liù wǒ men bú shì yuē le chī kǎo yā ma

周六我们不是约了吃烤鸭吗

“Didn't we agree to have roast duck on Saturday?”

《Road to Success》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 41:35 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN duì a xiǎo lǐ shuō yào dài wǒ qù lù yíng qīn jìn yī xià dà zì rán

对啊小礼说要带我去露营 亲近一下大自然

“Yeah, Li planned to take me camping to get close to nature.”

zhōu liù wǒ men bú shì yuē le chī kǎo yā ma CURRENT FOCUS

周六我们 不是约了 吃烤鸭 吗

“Didn't we agree to have roast duck on Saturday?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN duì a nà bù rán zán men zhōu rì

“Yes. How about Sunday?”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: REMINDING COMMITMENT
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: SURPRISE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Did you completely forget that you already made plans with me?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Prior Commitments and Consideration

Reminding someone of a prior date with a rhetorical question is a common soft confrontational tactic to make the other person realize their lapse in attentiveness.

INTENT TAGS: #reminding #questioning #reproaching #scheduling
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不是约了 SPOKEN CHUNK

didn't we already agree/plan to

A rhetorical pattern used to remind someone of a previous shared agreement.

吃烤鸭 SPOKEN CHUNK

eat roast duck

A common social and dining collocation for sharing a special meal together.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Turns the negative assertion into a rhetorical question to prompt confirmation and accountability.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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