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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E35 (36:58) HSK 2
nǐ shuō zhè rén xīn dōu shì ròu zhǎng de

你说这人心都是肉长的

“You know, people have hearts of flesh.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E35
TIMECODE: 36:58 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ zhēn de xiǎng bù tōng

我真的想不通

“I truly can't understand it.”

nǐ shuō zhè rén xīn dōu shì ròu zhǎng de CURRENT FOCUS

你说这 人心都是肉长的

“You know, people have hearts of flesh.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nín zěn me néng ràng wǒ men zhè me shāng xīn ne

您怎么能让我们 这么伤心呢

“How could you make us this sad?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: MORAL REPROACH
Tone: PLAINTIVE
Emotion: GRIEF
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“How can you be so ruthless and unfeeling toward us?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Emotional and Moral Appeals (Ganqing and Liangxin)

In Chinese culture, appealing to basic human sentiment (renqing) and conscience is a powerful rhetorical tool in conflicts, framing callous behavior as a violation of fundamental humanity.

INTENT TAGS: #guilt_tripping #moral_appeal #reproach #grievance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
人心都是肉长的 SPOKEN CHUNK

people have feelings; humans are not made of stone

A common idiomatic saying used when appealing to someone's conscience, empathy, or moral decency.

你说 SPOKEN CHUNK

tell me; don't you think

A conversational filler used at the start of a rhetorical grievance to solicit agreement or highlight unfairness.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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