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《Road to Success》 S1·E19 (38:20) HSK 5
jiù yīn wèi zhè ge lǐ yóu nǐ jiù yào hài sǐ yī tiáo rén mìng ma

就因为这个理由 你就要害死一条人命吗

“Just for this reason, you had to kill a person?”

《Road to Success》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 38:20 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ zhè me xǐ huān nǐ nǐ yǒu kǎo lǜ guò wǒ de gǎn shòu ma

“I like you so much. Have you ever considered my feelings?”

jiù yīn wèi zhè ge lǐ yóu nǐ jiù yào hài sǐ yī tiáo rén mìng ma CURRENT FOCUS

就因为 这个 理由 你 就要 害死一条人命 吗

“Just for this reason, you had to kill a person?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shuō dào dǐ hái shì yīn wèi nǐ lín wǎn xīng wǒ běn yǐ wéi wǒ yǒu qián le

说到底还是因为你林晚星 我本以为我有钱了

“In the end, it was because of you, Lin Wanxing. I thought if I had money,”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: MORAL CONDEMNATION
Tone: INCREDULOUS AND ACCUSATORY
Emotion: SHOCK
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Moral Sanity vs Extremism

Highlights the extreme moral transgression of valuing personal romantic or selfish grievances over fundamental human life.

INTENT TAGS: #condemnation #confrontation #outrage #denunciation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
就因为 SPOKEN CHUNK

just because / simply because

Used to minimize or criticize the adequacy of a rationale or excuse.

一条人命 SPOKEN CHUNK

a human life

A solemn idiom often used to emphasize the irreplaceable weight and sanctity of life.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Turns the sentence into an incredulous rhetorical condemnation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

5 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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