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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E26 (15:28) HSK 7
jiù suàn shì dà rén yě huì jué de hěn kě pà hěn kǒng bù zài shuō le

就算是大人也会觉得很可怕 很恐怖 再说了

“even adults would feel terrified, let alone a child. Besides,”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E26
TIMECODE: 15:28 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN miàn duì jiā bào bié shuō shì xiǎo péng yǒu le

面对家暴别说是小朋友了

“When facing domestic violence,”

jiù suàn shì dà rén yě huì jué de hěn kě pà hěn kǒng bù zài shuō le CURRENT FOCUS

就算是 大人 也会 觉得很可怕 很恐怖 再说了

“even adults would feel terrified, let alone a child. Besides,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà shí hòu nǐ zhēn de hái hěn xiǎo

那时候你真的还很小

“you were really young at the time.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: COMFORTING
Tone: GENTLE AND REASSURING
Emotion: SYMPATHY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Validating Emotional Trauma

In Chinese interpersonal communication, comforting often involves universalizing the experience (e.g., 'even adults would feel this way') to absolve the listener from feelings of personal weakness or shame.

INTENT TAGS: #comforting #validation #empathy #reassurance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
就算是 SPOKEN CHUNK

even if / even granted that

Used to introduce an extreme hypothetical or concession to emphasize the main point.

再说了 SPOKEN CHUNK

besides / furthermore

A common conversational transition to introduce an additional justifying argument or reason.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as part of the fixed transition '再说了' to mark addition or continuation of an argument.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

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

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