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《Road to Success》 S1·E13 (02:44) HSK 5
nà míng tiān wǒ men hái xùn liàn ma

那明天我们还训练吗

“are we still training tomorrow?”

《Road to Success》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 02:44 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xiǎo lín lǎo shī

小林老师

“Ms. Lin,”

nà míng tiān wǒ men hái xùn liàn ma CURRENT FOCUS

那明天我们 还训练吗

“are we still training tomorrow?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN suàn le dāng wǒ méi wèn

“Never mind. Pretend I didn't ask.”

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Scene: School & Education
Function: INQUIRING SCHEDULE
Tone: TENTATIVE
Emotion: UNCERTAINTY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Given what just happened, are we actually going to train tomorrow, or should we call it off?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Addressing Instructors Respectfully

Addressing an instructor as 'Teacher + Surname' shows deference, while asking tentative questions helps subordinate team members avoid challenging the coach's authority directly.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #verification #tentativeness #clarification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
还……吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

still doing (something)?

Commonly used to ask whether an existing plan or action remains unchanged despite new circumstances.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a neutral yes-no question seeking factual confirmation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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