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《Road to Success》 S1·E18 (35:07) HSK 5
shì bú shì zǒng tiào zhá ya duì duì duì jīng cháng tiào zhá

是不是总跳闸呀 对对对 经常跳闸

“often trip in the past? Yes, that happened a lot.”

《Road to Success》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 35:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN quán bù dōu shì yòng de lǎo shì de kōng qì kāi guān yǐ qián

全部都是用的老式的空气开关 以前

“in your room are old-fashioned. Did they”

shì bú shì zǒng tiào zhá ya duì duì duì jīng cháng tiào zhá CURRENT FOCUS

是不是 总跳闸 呀 对对对 经常跳闸

“often trip in the past? Yes, that happened a lot.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ xiān bǎ jǐ gè gōng lǜ dà de kōng qì kāi guān gěi huàn diào

我先把几个功率大的 空气开关给换掉

“I'll first replace the high-power ones.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: CONFIRMING PROBLEM
Tone: COOPERATIVE
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Repetitive Affirmation in Daily Speech

Repeating '对对对' (yes, yes, yes) conveys eager agreement and emphasizes the ongoing inconvenience experienced by the speaker.

INTENT TAGS: #troubleshooting #confirming #diagnosing #affirming
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
跳闸 SPOKEN CHUNK

circuit breaker trips / power outage caused by breaker

Essential everyday term for electrical breaker tripping in residential settings.

空气开关 SPOKEN CHUNK

circuit breaker / air switch

Standard technical term used commonly in Chinese home improvement and maintenance contexts.

Modal Particle「呀」 (ya) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the inquiry, making the diagnostic question sound gentle and approachable.

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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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