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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E13 (24:33) HSK 1
shì cài dé zhāng de dá xiè fàn

是蔡德璋的答谢饭

“It is a thank-you dinner,”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 24:33 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ běn lái zhǐ shì dān chún dì yǐ wéi nà shì cài dé zhāng de dá xiè fàn ér yǐ

“I originally thought this was just Cai Dezhang's thank-you dinner.”

shì cài dé zhāng de dá xiè fàn CURRENT FOCUS

是 蔡德璋 的 答谢饭

“It is a thank-you dinner,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn shì duì yú wǒ lái shuō yì yì bù yí yàng

“but to me, it means something different.”

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Scene: Dining & Food
Function: CLARIFYING
Tone: MATTER-OF-FACT
Emotion: INDIFFERENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“It is just a routine thank-you meal from him, nothing more.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Dining Reciprocity (答谢)

In Chinese culture, hosting a meal (答谢宴/答谢饭) is the standard pragmatic currency for returning favors and solidifying interpersonal debts.

INTENT TAGS: #clarification #downplaying #framing #matter_of_fact
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
答谢饭 SPOKEN CHUNK

appreciation dinner / thank-you meal

Refers to a customary meal hosted specifically to thank someone for a major favor or assistance.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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