《Eight Hundred》 S1·E11 (26:25)
HSK 7
zhè shì wǒ néng zhǐ wàng dé shàng tā ma
这事我能指望得上他吗
“Can I ever count on him for anything?”
《Eight Hundred》
S1·E11
TIMECODE: 26:25
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
bà méi bǎ yǐng dié jī fàng gěi nǐ kàn a
“Dad didn't set up the VCD player for you?”
zhè shì wǒ néng zhǐ wàng dé shàng tā ma
CURRENT FOCUS
这事我 能 指望得上 他 吗
“Can I ever count on him for anything?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
tā ná huí lái jiù gěi fàng nà mén kǒu le
“He brought it back and just left it by the door.”
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Scene:
Family & Home
Function:
COMPLAINING
Tone:
DISMISSIVE
Emotion:
EXASPERATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“There is no way I can count on your dad to do this; he is totally useless with these things.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Spousal Grumbling in Chinese Families
In Chinese households, it is common for parents to playfully or exasperatedly complain to their adult children about the other spouse's lack of domestic initiative as a way of bonding.
INTENT TAGS:
#rhetorical_question
#expressing_doubt
#family_complaint
#venting
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1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
指望得上
SPOKEN CHUNK
able to count on / able to rely on
Often used in negative sentences or rhetorical questions to express that someone is unreliable.
Modal Particle「吗」 (ma)
CHANGE OF STATE
Turns the statement into a rhetorical question, emphasizing the speaker's disbelief and frustration.
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1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《Eight Hundred》 S1·E11 (26:25) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus