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《Cage of Shadows》 S1·E15 (13:57) HSK 6
líng yá tǎ rén rén bì zhī bù jí

伶崖塔人人避之不及

“Everyone avoids Lingya Tower like the plague.”

《Cage of Shadows》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 13:57 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ jué de wǒ huì xìn nǐ

你觉得我会信你

“Do you think I would believe you?”

líng yá tǎ rén rén bì zhī bù jí CURRENT FOCUS

伶崖塔人人 避之不及

“Everyone avoids Lingya Tower like the plague.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ huì wèi le jìn tǎ dǐng xià sǐ zuì

你会为了进塔顶下死罪

“You would confess to a capital crime just to get in?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: EXPRESSING SKEPTICISM
Tone: SKEPTICAL
Emotion: DISTRUST
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Your excuse makes no sense because nobody enters this place willingly.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Avoiding Taboo and Danger

Places associated with severe punishment or death carry intense social taboo, making voluntary proximity inherently suspect in traditional Chinese narratives.

INTENT TAGS: #distrust #disbelief #logic_counter #interrogation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
避之不及 SPOKEN CHUNK

to avoid at all costs; to dodge in a hurry

Used to describe something so dreaded or dangerous that people rush to stay away from it.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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