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《The Ferry Man 10th Anniversary》 S1·E11 (02:12) HSK 6
zhuān chú yī qiè xié suì nǐ bú shì dà xué lǎo shī ma

专除一切邪祟 你不是大学老师吗

“specializing in eliminating all evil. Aren't you a university teacher?”

《The Ferry Man 10th Anniversary》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 02:12 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wàng shèng rú sān mèi zhēn huǒ

“that burns like Samadhi Fire,”

zhuān chú yī qiè xié suì nǐ bú shì dà xué lǎo shī ma CURRENT FOCUS

专除一切邪祟 你 不是 大学老师 吗

“specializing in eliminating all evil. Aren't you a university teacher?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tián guì xiāng

田桂香

“Tian Guixiang,”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: CHALLENGING STATEMENT
Tone: INCREDULOUS
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are supposed to be an educated professor, so why are you talking like a charlatan exorcist?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Scientific Rationalism vs. Superstition

Modern Chinese culture emphasizes rational education, making it highly ironic when an educated professional engages in or references folklore occultism.

INTENT TAGS: #questioning #skepticism #calling_out #teasing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
你不是……吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

aren't you...?

A classic rhetorical pattern used to confront someone with an apparent inconsistency or remind them of a known identity.

大学老师 SPOKEN CHUNK

university lecturer / college professor

A common professional title in Chinese society denoting education and intellectual credibility.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Transforms the statement into a rhetorical question highlighting contradiction and disbelief.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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