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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E10 (38:34) HSK 4
dōu shì yīn wèi hài pà bù gǎn zū

都是因为害怕不敢租

“all backed out because they were scared.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 38:34 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yīng gāi hěn hǎo le xiān qián lái kàn fáng zi de nán de nǚ de

应该很好了 先前来看房子的男的女的

“That's already pretty good. Men and women who've come to see it before”

dōu shì yīn wèi hài pà bù gǎn zū CURRENT FOCUS

都是因为 害怕 不敢租

“all backed out because they were scared.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qí shí a nǐ xiǎng xiǎng

其实啊 你想想

“But if you think about it,”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: EXPLAINING CAUSE
Tone: MATTER_OF_FACT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Haunted or Inauspicious Housing (Xiong Zhai)

Chinese tenants are frequently sensitive to unnatural deaths, bad feng shui, or eerie conditions in rental apartments, often refusing to rent out of superstition or fear.

INTENT TAGS: #explanation #clarification #stating_facts #rationalization
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
都是因为 SPOKEN CHUNK

all because of; entirely due to

Used to pinpoint the sole or dominant reason behind an outcome.

不敢 SPOKEN CHUNK

dare not; afraid to

Placed directly before a verb to express reluctance stemming from fear or hesitation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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