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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E23 (26:45) HSK 5
wàn rén tǐ yù chǎng dà tǐ yù chǎng wǒ men wǒ men gǎo tǐ yù chǎng gàn má

万人体育场 大体育场 我们 我们搞体育场干吗

“A large stadium with 10,000 seats. Why would we build a stadium?”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 26:45 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

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

对吧

“A stadium, right?”

wàn rén tǐ yù chǎng dà tǐ yù chǎng wǒ men wǒ men gǎo tǐ yù chǎng gàn má CURRENT FOCUS

万人体育场 大体育场 我们 我们 搞体育场干吗

“A large stadium with 10,000 seats. Why would we build a stadium?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yī jiǔ bā bā nián hàn chéng ào yùn huì

“Forgot the 1988 Seoul Olympics?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: QUESTIONING PURPOSE
Tone: INCREDULOUS
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Building a massive stadium makes no sense for us right now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatism in Civic Development

In modern Chinese history, large-scale vanity projects often faced pushback from pragmatic decision-makers concerned about wastefulness before major international events.

INTENT TAGS: #skepticism #challenging_utility #expressing_doubt #probing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
搞体育场 SPOKEN CHUNK

build or run a sports stadium

The verb 搞 is versatile in spoken Chinese, frequently used to mean organize, develop, or build.

干吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

why; what for

A common colloquial substitute for 为什么, frequently used to challenge or question an action's purpose.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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