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《Road to Success》 S1·E28 (11:17) HSK 3
shì ràng nǐ yé yé gěi nǐ xiě yī fēng xìn

是让你爷爷给你写一封信

“was for your grandpa to write you a letter,”

《Road to Success》 S1·E28
TIMECODE: 11:17 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè jì huà de dì yī bù ne

这计划的第一步呢

“The first step of the plan”

shì ràng nǐ yé yé gěi nǐ xiě yī fēng xìn CURRENT FOCUS

是让你爷爷 给你 写一封信

“was for your grandpa to write you a letter,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiàn yì nǐ dào hóng jǐng bā zhōng lái

“suggesting that you come to teach at Hongjing No. 8 High.”

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Scene: School & Education
Function: INSTRUCTING
Tone: INSTRUCTIVE
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Recommendation through Seniority (长辈引荐)

In Chinese society, recommendation letters or personal appeals from respected family elders carry significant social weight in facilitating admissions or transfers.

INTENT TAGS: #instruction #planning #guidance #suggestion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
写一封信 SPOKEN CHUNK

write a letter

The standard collocation for writing a formal or informal letter.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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