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《The Inner Eye》 S1·E12 (20:53) HSK 4
què shí yǐ jīng shì lì shǐ le

确实已经是历史了

“that was a while ago.”

《The Inner Eye》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 20:53 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN pèi lín jiě de huī huáng zhàn jì

佩琳姐的辉煌战绩

“Her winning streak”

què shí yǐ jīng shì lì shǐ le CURRENT FOCUS

确实 已经是历史了

“that was a while ago.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā yě dí què gāi kǎo lǜ kǎo lǜ

她也的确该考虑考虑

“Maybe it's time she considered”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: CRITIQUING
Tone: BLUNT
Emotion: DISAPPROVAL
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Her past achievements do not matter anymore; she is washed up.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Deference vs. Pragmatic Utility in the Workplace

While seniority demands traditional respect, high-pressure modern Chinese corporate environments brutally prioritize current performance over past prestige.

INTENT TAGS: #dismissal #conceding #evaluating #workplace_realism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
已经是历史了 SPOKEN CHUNK

is already a thing of the past / is history

Used metaphorically to dismiss someone's past accomplishments as irrelevant to the present.

确实 SPOKEN CHUNK

indeed / certainly

Used at the start of a clause to concede or validate a point before moving the argument forward.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Signifies a change of status, emphasizing that the era has ended.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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