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《The Legend of Rosy Clouds》 S1·E19 (12:41) HSK 4
nǐ nà me jǐn zhāng zuò shén me

你那么紧张做什么

“Why are you so nervous?”

《The Legend of Rosy Clouds》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 12:41 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shì tā gěi wǒ de xìn

是她给我的信

“It's a letter from her.”

nǐ nà me jǐn zhāng zuò shén me CURRENT FOCUS

你那么 紧张 做什么

“Why are you so nervous?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xìn

信

“Oh...”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: QUESTIONING BEHAVIOR
Tone: PROBING
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Your nervousness gives you away; why does a letter from her rattle you so much?”
INTENT TAGS: #probing #pointing_out_nervousness #challenging #suspicion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
那么紧张 SPOKEN CHUNK

so nervous; that tense

Used to comment on someone's visible anxiety or overreaction in a situation.

做什么 SPOKEN CHUNK

what for; why (placed at the end of a clause)

Placed at the end of a sentence as an idiomatic alternative to 'why', often carrying a slightly questioning or challenging tone.

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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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