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《The Ferry Man 10th Anniversary》 S1·E19 (02:52) HSK 7
zhè ér zěn me hái yǒu rén lèi a wǒ men cóng bù qí shì rén lèi

这儿怎么还有人类啊 我们从不歧视人类

“Why are there humans here? We never discriminate against humans.”

《The Ferry Man 10th Anniversary》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 02:52 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà ge rén shì gè huáng dà xiān

那个人是个黄大仙

“That guy is a weasel demon.”

zhè ér zěn me hái yǒu rén lèi a wǒ men cóng bù qí shì rén lèi CURRENT FOCUS

这儿 怎么还有 人类啊 我们 从不歧视 人类

“Why are there humans here? We never discriminate against humans.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè ér de yuán gōng yǒu sì fēn zhī yī dōu shì rén lèi zhǐ yào yuàn yì gōng zuò

这儿的员工 有四分之一都是人类 只要愿意工作

“A quarter of the employees here are humans. As long as they're willing to work”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: DEFENDING POLICY
Tone: REASSURING
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Organizational Inclusivity Rhetoric

Using definitive declarations such as '从不...' (never do...) projects an upright, institutional ethos to dispel outsider bias or hesitation.

INTENT TAGS: #reassurance #clarification #policy_defense #tolerance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
怎么还有 SPOKEN CHUNK

how come there is still / why are there still

Used to express astonishment at the unexpected presence of someone or something.

从不歧视 SPOKEN CHUNK

never discriminate against

A formal phrasing commonly adopted to proclaim fair treatment and equal opportunity.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the rhetorical nature of the initial exclamation of surprise.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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