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《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E15 (17:40) HSK 5
gēn lǎo yé shuō yǐ hòu shǎo zuò zhà jī nà xiǎo péng yǒu bù néng lǎo chī zhà jī

跟姥爷说以后少做炸鸡 那小朋友不能老吃炸鸡

“Tell Grandpa to make it less often. Kids can't eat fried chicken frequently.”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 17:40 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN lǎo yé jiù gěi zuò zhà jī le

姥爷就给做炸鸡了

“Grandpa only made this for you?”

gēn lǎo yé shuō yǐ hòu shǎo zuò zhà jī nà xiǎo péng yǒu bù néng lǎo chī zhà jī CURRENT FOCUS

跟姥爷说以后少做炸鸡 那小 朋友 不能老吃 炸鸡

“Tell Grandpa to make it less often. Kids can't eat fried chicken frequently.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zuò yè ne xiě dé zěn me yàng

作业呢 写得怎么样

“What about homework? How is it going?”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: INSTRUCTING
Tone: INSTRUCTIVE
Emotion: CARING
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Intergenerational Parenting Differences

Chinese grandparents often dote on grandchildren by preparing indulgent foods, which working parents sometimes have to diplomatically discourage.

INTENT TAGS: #parenting #dietary_advice #instruction #family_health
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
跟……说 SPOKEN CHUNK

tell someone / speak to someone

A common colloquial pattern used to pass a message or instruction to a third party.

老吃 SPOKEN CHUNK

eat all the time / constantly eat

Here '老' functions as an adverb meaning 'always' or 'constantly', often carrying a mildly critical nuance.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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