《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E14 (27:43)
HSK 3
shì yǐ hòu dōu bù xiǎng shàng xué le ma
是以后 都不想上学了吗
“Do you not want to go to school anymore?”
《Born to Be Alive》
S1·E14
TIMECODE: 27:43
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
nǐ zài zhè lǐ fàng yáng
你在这里放羊
“You're herding sheep here.”
shì yǐ hòu dōu bù xiǎng shàng xué le ma
CURRENT FOCUS
是以后 都 不想上学 了吗
“Do you not want to go to school anymore?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
xué le yě xué bù hǎo
学了也学不好
“I'm no good at studying anyway.”
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Scene:
Family & Home
Function:
INQUIRING INTENTIONS
Tone:
QUESTIONING
Emotion:
CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Are you really giving up on your future over this?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Value of Education (Gao Kao Mindset)
In Chinese culture, schooling is viewed as the principal path to social mobility; deciding to herd sheep instead represents giving up one's prospects in the eyes of elders.
INTENT TAGS:
#interrogation
#showing_concern
#challenging_choice
#reality_check
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
上学
SPOKEN CHUNK
to go to school / to attend school
The standard everyday phrase referring to receiving formal education.
是……了吗
SPOKEN CHUNK
is it really the case that...
Used to seek confirmation when noticing a surprising or concerning state of affairs.
Modal Particle「吗」 (ma)
CHANGE OF STATE
Forms a straightforward yes-no question with an inquiring, somewhat concerned tone.
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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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