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《Archives: The Nanyang Mystery》 S1·E4 (16:44) HSK 7
nǐ zhī qián yǒu tīng shuō guò zhè sōu chuán shàng yǒu huáng hūn cǎo zhòng dú de rén ma

你之前有听说过 这艘船上有黄昏草中毒的人吗

“Have you ever heard of anyone on this ship being poisoned by Twilight Grass?”

《Archives: The Nanyang Mystery》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 16:44 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ yī xià wàng le

我一下忘了

“I've suddenly forgotten.”

nǐ zhī qián yǒu tīng shuō guò zhè sōu chuán shàng yǒu huáng hūn cǎo zhòng dú de rén ma CURRENT FOCUS

你之前有 听说过 这艘船上有黄昏草中毒 的 人吗

“Have you ever heard of anyone on this ship being poisoned by Twilight Grass?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN cóng lái méi tīng shuō guò chuán shàng yǒu rén zhòng dú

“I've never heard of anyone being poisoned on board.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: FACT CHECKING
Tone: PROBING
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Gathering Information via Hearsay

In Chinese detective narratives, asking whether someone 'heard' something assesses the reach of rumors without formally accusing them.

INTENT TAGS: #interrogation #inquiry #probing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
有听说过 SPOKEN CHUNK

have heard of

A colloquial phrasing used to ask if someone has hearsay knowledge about a topic.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a straightforward polar yes/no question.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
GRAMMAR BLUEPRINTS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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