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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E16 (08:04) HSK 6
hù gōng shuō tā jīng cháng fā pí qì gēn rén chǎo jià

护工说他经常发脾气 跟人吵架

“The caregiver said he often loses his temper and argues with people.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 08:04 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè bú shì tǐng hǎo de ma

这不是挺好的吗

“Isn't this good enough?”

hù gōng shuō tā jīng cháng fā pí qì gēn rén chǎo jià CURRENT FOCUS

护工 说他经常 发脾气 跟人吵架

“The caregiver said he often loses his temper and argues with people.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN suǒ yǐ xiàn zài yī xiē gōng zhòng de yú lè chǎng suǒ

所以现在一些公众的娱乐场所

“So now, some public entertainment places”

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Scene: Medical & Health
Function: DESCRIBING PROBLEM
Tone: CONCERNED
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Elderly Behavioral Decline

Discussing an elder's increasing irritability and social conflict highlights the emotional and logistical stress adult children face managing aging relatives.

INTENT TAGS: #complaint #reporting_behavior #family_trouble #concern
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
发脾气 SPOKEN CHUNK

to lose one's temper

Common everyday phrase to describe someone getting visibly angry or throwing a fit.

吵架 SPOKEN CHUNK

to quarrel / to have a verbal fight

Used with 跟/和 [someone] 吵架 to describe engaging in an argument.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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