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《The Ferry Man 10th Anniversary》 S1·E17 (02:03) HSK 2
nǐ de yǎn jīng bú shì lǜ sè ma

你的眼睛不是绿色吗

“Aren't your eyes green?”

《The Ferry Man 10th Anniversary》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 02:03 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ de yǎn jīng

你的眼睛

“Your eyes...”

nǐ de yǎn jīng bú shì lǜ sè ma CURRENT FOCUS

你的眼睛 不是绿色吗

“Aren't your eyes green?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zěn me biàn chéng hēi sè de le wǒ xiàng xì tǒng tí le shēn qǐng

“Why are they black now? I applied to the system”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: SURPRISE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Rhetorical Question for Confirmation

Chinese speakers routinely use negative rhetorical questions with 'ma' to gently seek verification rather than directly confronting contradictory facts.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #observation #confusion #clarification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不是……吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

isn't it... / weren't they...

A rhetorical pattern used to confirm a prior belief or express mild surprise when reality contradicts it.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a yes-no question based on a rhetorical expectation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

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

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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