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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E16 (41:30) HSK 4
nà nǐ néng bù néng dāng zhe wǒ de miàn zài huà yī fú

那你能不能当着我的面再画一幅

“Can you draw another one in front of me?”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 41:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ yě kàn guò nín de huà huà dé yě bù cuò

“I've seen your artwork, too. They're good, too.”

nà nǐ néng bù néng dāng zhe wǒ de miàn zài huà yī fú CURRENT FOCUS

那 你能不能 当着我的面 再画一幅

“Can you draw another one in front of me?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tí cái nǐ zì xuǎn méi wèn tí

“You can pick any theme. No problem.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: CHALLENGING AUTHENTICITY
Tone: CHALLENGING
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I suspect you cheated or had help; prove yourself right now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Verifying Authenticity (验明正身)

Asking someone to perform a skill 'to one's face' is a common spoken convention to test whether claimed artistic or technical talent is authentic.

INTENT TAGS: #challenge #verification #skepticism #demanding_proof
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
当着我的面 SPOKEN CHUNK

right in front of me; to my face

Use this phrase to demand that an action take place openly under your direct supervision.

再画一幅 SPOKEN CHUNK

paint one more piece

A natural quantifier phrase specifying the creation of another painting or artwork.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E16 (41:30) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus