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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E23 (23:18) HSK 3
jiù zhè jiàn shì hěn zhòng yào suǒ yǐ ne yī tiān liǎng dùn

就这件事很重要 所以呢 一天两顿

“It is also important. So, two meals a day, and seventy yuan a month.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 23:18 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN duì ba

对吧

“Right?”

jiù zhè jiàn shì hěn zhòng yào suǒ yǐ ne yī tiān liǎng dùn CURRENT FOCUS

就这 件事 很重要 所以呢 一天两顿

“It is also important. So, two meals a day, and seventy yuan a month.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN měi gè yuè qī shí nǐ jué de zěn me yàng

“So, two meals a day, and seventy yuan a month. How about it?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: PROPOSING TERMS
Tone: PRAGMATIC
Emotion: EARNESTNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatic Framing

Speakers often preface practical demands with expressions of high importance to show that practical details like meals directly impact broader success.

INTENT TAGS: #proposing_terms #justification #bargaining #framing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
这件事很重要 SPOKEN CHUNK

this matter is very important

Used to frame subsequent demands or terms as essential rather than optional.

一天两顿 SPOKEN CHUNK

two meals a day

'顿' is the standard measure word for meals in spoken Chinese.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a transition and pauses the flow of speech to introduce the conclusion or proposal.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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