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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E23 (40:08) HSK 5
lí hūn xié yì nǐ dào dǐ zhǔn bèi shén me shí hòu qiān

离婚协议你到底准备什么时候签

“When will you sign the divorce papers?”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 40:08 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bǎ nǐ bà mā dōu bān chū lái le

“bringing your parents into this.”

lí hūn xié yì nǐ dào dǐ zhǔn bèi shén me shí hòu qiān CURRENT FOCUS

离婚协议 你到底 准备什么 时候签

“When will you sign the divorce papers?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ zhè me tuō zhe yǒu shén me yì si ma

你这么拖着有什么意思吗

“Why drag this out?”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: DEMANDING ACTION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Stalling in Chinese Divorces

Divorce proceedings often involve foot-dragging (拖) due to negotiations over division of property, filial expectations, and fear of societal judgment.

INTENT TAGS: #ultimatum #impatience #demanding_decision #confrontation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
离婚协议 SPOKEN CHUNK

divorce agreement

Standard legal and conversational term for the formal settlement contract between parting spouses.

到底 SPOKEN CHUNK

on earth; after all

Placed before interrogatives to signal acute impatience and an urgent demand for a definitive answer.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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