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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E27 (26:00) HSK 4
kàn nǐ de yàng zi tā yīng gāi shì bìng dé bù qīng

看你的样子她应该是病得不轻

“Judging by your face, her condition must be pretty serious.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 26:00 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhǎo wǒ yǒu shén me shì

找我有什么事

“What do you want with me?”

kàn nǐ de yàng zi tā yīng gāi shì bìng dé bù qīng CURRENT FOCUS

看你 的样子 她 应该是 病得不轻

“Judging by your face, her condition must be pretty serious.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN rén jiā dōu shì shào nián fū qī lǎo lái bàn

“Most people grow old together with their spouse.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: MAKING AN INFERENCE
Tone: PERCEPTIVE
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You look devastated, so things must be really bad. Tell me what is going on.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Observing Demeanor (察言观色)

In Chinese interpersonal communication, observing subtle emotional cues from someone's demeanor is key to showing empathy and initiating sensitive conversations.

INTENT TAGS: #inference #concern #empathy #probing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
看你的样子 SPOKEN CHUNK

judging by your appearance / the way you look

Used to introduce an inference drawn from another person's facial expression, body language, or state.

病得不轻 SPOKEN CHUNK

seriously ill; in bad shape medically

A common colloquial expression to describe someone who is severely ill.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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