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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E6 (15:10) HSK 4
zhè shì tā kě yǐ dāng zhè me duō rén miàn shuō de ma

这是他可以 当这么多人面说的吗

“Can he really say that in front of so many people?”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 15:10 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dàn shì kǒng pà huì làn wěi

但是恐怕会烂尾

“But it might end badly.”

zhè shì tā kě yǐ dāng zhè me duō rén miàn shuō de ma CURRENT FOCUS

这是 他 可以 当这么多人面 说的 吗

“Can he really say that in front of so many people?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè bù jiù shì tā jiē shòu zhè ge fǎng wèn de mù dì ma

这不就是他 接受这个访问的目的吗

“Isn't this why he agreed to this interview?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: CONDEMNING IMPROPRIETY
Tone: ACCUSATORY
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He completely crossed the line by airing this dirty laundry in public.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Public Propriety (分寸感)

Chinese social norms place heavy emphasis on knowing what can be aired publicly versus discussed privately to preserve collective decorum.

INTENT TAGS: #outrage #condemnation #propriety #boundary_setting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
当……面 SPOKEN CHUNK

in the presence of / in front of

Used to highlight that an action took place directly before specific onlookers.

这么多人 SPOKEN CHUNK

so many people / a crowd

Commonly used to emphasize a public or highly visible setting.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a strong rhetorical question indicating moral outrage or boundary violation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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