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《Wonder Wall》 S1·E20 (09:41) HSK 2
dàn tā bú shì hái yǒu gè mā ma

但他不是还有个妈吗

“but his mother is still alive.”

《Wonder Wall》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 09:41 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN suī rán tā rén bù zài le

虽然他人不在了

“He may be gone,”

dàn tā bú shì hái yǒu gè mā ma CURRENT FOCUS

但他 不是还有 个妈 吗

“but his mother is still alive.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ jué de ne

你觉得呢

“What do you think?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: RAISING COUNTERARGUMENT
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Even if he is gone, his mother should be dealing with this.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Family Responsibility (连带责任)

In Chinese social and family logic, parents often inherit the moral or practical obligations of their adult children when unexpected crises arise.

INTENT TAGS: #questioning #reminding #countering #family_duty
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不是还有 SPOKEN CHUNK

isn't there still / don't they still have

Common rhetorical frame used to remind the listener of an overlooked option or person.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical question to prompt the interlocutor to consider an obvious alternative.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 10 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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