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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E13 (40:49) HSK 6
nǐ shì bú shì hái bù zhī dào a qián yī zhèn

你是不是还不知道啊 前一阵

“didn't you know? Not long ago,”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 40:49 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN fèi tíng

费霆

“Fei Ting,”

nǐ shì bú shì hái bù zhī dào a qián yī zhèn CURRENT FOCUS

你 是不是 还 不知道啊 前一阵

“didn't you know? Not long ago,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN rén jiā gěi wǒ men jiā lín méi jiè shào gè duì xiàng shì shì yùn shū duì de

“someone introduced a match to our Lin Mei. He works for the city transport team,”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: SHARING INFORMATION
Tone: GOSSIPY
Emotion: EXCITEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Listen up, you haven't heard this big news yet, have you?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Neighborhood Gossip Network

Sharing recent updates about blind dates and matchmaking is a central currency of social bonding among peers and elders in traditional Chinese communities.

INTENT TAGS: #gossiping #attention_grabbing #news_sharing #probing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
是不是还不知道 SPOKEN CHUNK

perhaps you don't know yet

Used as a conversational opener to preview a surprising or unannounced piece of news.

前一阵 SPOKEN CHUNK

a while ago / recently

A colloquial time expression referring vaguely to the recent past.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a conversational pause and seeks the listener's engagement before continuing.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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