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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E9 (07:56) HSK 3
nǐ shì bú shì bǎ wǒ gēn fāng mù yáng yào jié hūn de shì ér gào sù wǒ gē le

你是不是 把我跟方穆扬要结婚的事儿 告诉我哥了

“Did you tell him that Fang Muyang and I are getting married?”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 07:56 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ bù zhī dào

我不知道

“I didn't know.”

nǐ shì bú shì bǎ wǒ gēn fāng mù yáng yào jié hūn de shì ér gào sù wǒ gē le CURRENT FOCUS

你 是不是 把我跟方穆扬要 结婚 的事儿 告诉我哥 了

“Did you tell him that Fang Muyang and I are getting married?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ méi yǒu wǒ gē tā shì bú shì qù zhǎo tā le nǐ kuài shuō

我没有 我哥他是不是去找他了 你快说

“I didn't. Did my brother go to see him? Tell me.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DEMANDING EXPLANATION
Tone: CONFRONTATIONAL
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't play dumb with me—did you blab about our wedding?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Family Interference in Marriage

Marriage in traditional Chinese society strongly involves the approval of family elders and siblings; notifying a protective brother often triggers direct family intervention or confrontation.

INTENT TAGS: #confrontation #accusation #interrogation #suspicion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
是不是 SPOKEN CHUNK

is it true that; did you or did you not

Used at the front or middle of a sentence to directly confront someone or confirm a strong suspicion.

告诉 SPOKEN CHUNK

to tell; to inform

Standard transitive verb for passing information to someone, often used in interpersonal disclosures.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates completion of an action, asking whether the act of disclosure has already occurred.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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