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《Unveil: Jadewind》 S1·E12 (29:39) HSK 5
fàng huǒ shāo rén lǎo cháo

放火烧人老巢

“You burned down his den.”

《Unveil: Jadewind》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 29:39 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā yǒu tuó lóng wǒ néng huó zhe huí lái nǐ hái bù kuā kuā wǒ

“He had an alligator. I made it back alive, and you can't even praise me?”

fàng huǒ shāo rén lǎo cháo CURRENT FOCUS

放火 烧人 老巢

“You burned down his den.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kuā shén me ya ?

夸什么呀?

“What's there to praise?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: WITHHOLDING PRAISE
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: EXASPERATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You did something completely reckless and arsonist, and you actually expect me to compliment you for it?”
INTENT TAGS: #teasing #mock_scolding #dismissing_boast #banter
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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放火 SPOKEN CHUNK

to set fire to; to commit arson

Can be used literally for starting a destructive fire, or figuratively in idioms about causing trouble.

老巢 SPOKEN CHUNK

lair; den; home base (usually of enemies or criminals)

Carries a derogatory or playful tone. Often used in action/crime contexts to mean the headquarters of a gang or villain, or jokingly to refer to someone's home.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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