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《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E20 (22:52) HSK 5
nà ugly( chǒu ) bú shì wèn tí ma nà ugly( chǒu ) a

那ugly(丑)不是问题吗 那ugly(丑)啊

“Isn't being ugly a problem? Being ugly.”

《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 22:52 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

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

不

“Wait...”

nà ugly( chǒu ) bú shì wèn tí ma nà ugly( chǒu ) a CURRENT FOCUS

那ugly(丑) 不是问题 吗 那ugly(丑)啊

“Isn't being ugly a problem? Being ugly.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà bù yě dé fǎn sī ma

那不也得反思吗

“Shouldn't we reflect on that too?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: PRESSING A POINT
Tone: ASSERTIVE AND CONFRONTATIONAL
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
不是问题吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

isn't that an issue?; doesn't that count as a problem?

A rhetorical challenge used to point out an obvious defect that someone else is attempting to minimize.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Turns the negative statement into a rhetorical question asserting that it indeed is a problem.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds emotional intensity and exclamatory force to underline the obviousness of the claim.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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