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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E35 (15:28) HSK 7
yīng gāi zhī dào nà ge lǎo hú lí yǒu duō jiǎo huá

应该知道那个老狐狸 有多狡猾

“You should know how cunning that old fox is.”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E35
TIMECODE: 15:28 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè me duō nián dōu méi néng bào chóu chéng gōng

这么多年 都没能报仇成功

“After all these years, you still haven't succeeded in your revenge.”

yīng gāi zhī dào nà ge lǎo hú lí yǒu duō jiǎo huá CURRENT FOCUS

应该知道 那个 老狐狸 有多 狡猾

“You should know how cunning that old fox is.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jǐ shí nián nǐ dōu tǐng guò qù le

几十年你都挺过去了

“You've endured for decades.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: JUSTIFYING FAILURE
Tone: EARNEST
Emotion: RESENTMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not beat yourself up over this; nobody could easily defeat someone as scheming as him.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Fox as Metaphor for Craftiness

In Chinese culture, foxes are traditionally associated with guile, deceit, and shapeshifting intellect, often applied to veteran rivals who know every trick.

INTENT TAGS: #rationalization #consoling #warning #blaming_adversary
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
老狐狸 SPOKEN CHUNK

old fox; a crafty, sly, or deceitful person

Use metaphorically to describe a shrewd, manipulative person who is difficult to outsmart.

有多狡猾 SPOKEN CHUNK

how cunning/sly (someone is)

A common structure '有多 + adjective' used to emphasize the extreme degree of a trait.

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4 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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