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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E34 (27:30) HSK 7
dàn biān chuí bǎi xìng shòu kǔ shòu nàn zhī shí

但边陲百姓受苦受难之时

“But when the people on the border were suffering,”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E34
TIMECODE: 27:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN mò jiāng dāng rán zhī dào bǎo jiā wèi guó de zhòng yào le

“Of course I know the importance of protecting the country.”

dàn biān chuí bǎi xìng shòu kǔ shòu nàn zhī shí CURRENT FOCUS

但边陲百姓 受苦 受难之时

“But when the people on the border were suffering,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lǐ tài fù yòu zài hé chù shuō fēng liáng huà

“where were you making snide remarks, Grand Tutor Li?”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: CHALLENGING AUTHORITY
Tone: DEFIANT
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You sat comfortably doing nothing while people were dying, so do not preach to me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Civilian vs. Martial Faction Rivalry

In imperial China, tension frequently flared between frontline military generals risking their lives and civil officials lecturing from court safety.

INTENT TAGS: #counter_accusation #moral_condemnation #defiance #challenging_hypocrisy
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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受苦受难 SPOKEN CHUNK

to suffer hardships and misery

A formal idiom used to emphasize enduring immense physical or emotional tribulations.

……之时 SPOKEN CHUNK

at the time of... / when...

A formal and literary structure used in place of '的时候' to denote a specific historical or critical moment.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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