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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E23 (31:49) HSK 3
yě shì wèi le néng ràng nà xiē dú chóng

也是为了能让那些毒虫

“was to ensure those poisonous insects would emerge,”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E23
TIMECODE: 31:49 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yòng zhè me má fán de fāng shì qù shā rén

“such an elaborate method”

yě shì wèi le néng ràng nà xiē dú chóng CURRENT FOCUS

也是为了能让那些毒虫

“was to ensure those poisonous insects would emerge,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yǐn chū nà xiē hài rén tīng wén de chèn yán

“forming that horrifying prophecy.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: EXPLAINING MOTIVATION
Tone: ANALYTICAL
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Political Prophecies (Chenyan)

In ancient Chinese dynastic politics, omens and mysterious prophecies (chenyan) were frequently fabricated to legitimize rebellions or destabilize rivals.

INTENT TAGS: #explaining #deduction #clarification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
也是为了 SPOKEN CHUNK

also in order to / also for the purpose of

Used to add a supplementary purpose or rationale to an ongoing explanation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 13 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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