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《The Ferry Man 10th Anniversary》 S1·E18 (13:45) HSK 7
yāo guài yě kāi gōng sī a

妖怪也开公司啊

“Demons run companies too?”

《The Ferry Man 10th Anniversary》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 13:45 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dé kàn kàn běn zūn cái zhī dào

得看看本尊才知道

“I have to see the real person to know.”

yāo guài yě kāi gōng sī a CURRENT FOCUS

妖怪 也开公司 啊

“Demons run companies too?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zì gǔ yǐ lái yì zhí yǒu zhè zhǒng yāo guài gōng sī de cún zài

自古以来 一直有这种 妖怪公司的存在

“Since ancient times, there have always been such demon companies.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: EXPRESSING ASTONISHMENT
Tone: INCREDULOUS
Emotion: SURPRISE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Are you kidding me? Even supernatural creatures have to deal with corporate capitalism?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Modern Mythological Satire

Modern Chinese fantasy frequently uses corporate bureaucracy to satirize modern life by imagining monsters subject to capitalism.

INTENT TAGS: #astonishment #incredulity #seeking_confirmation #humor
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
开公司 SPOKEN CHUNK

to start or run a company

Use this collocation when talking about starting or running a business venture.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the rhetorical question and expresses mild shock or wonder.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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