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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E11 (12:00) HSK 3
wǒ kě shì chū le míng de shì lì yǎn

我可是出了名的势利眼

“I have a reputation for being picky.”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 12:00 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dà yí shì gè shén me rén nǐ yě shì zhī dào de

大姨是个什么人你也是知道的

“You know exactly what I'm like.”

wǒ kě shì chū le míng de shì lì yǎn CURRENT FOCUS

我可是 出了名的 势利眼

“I have a reputation for being picky.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN mā nín zěn me néng shì shì lì yǎn ne wǒ shì wǒ jiù shì

“Mom, how can you say that? Because it's true.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: SELF DEPRECATION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: PRIDE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't bother sweet-talking me—I only care about money and status, and I am not ashamed to admit it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatic Matchmaking Criteria

In Chinese marriage culture, older female relatives often unabashedly scrutinize material conditions, framing snobbishness as pragmatic protection.

INTENT TAGS: #self_deprecation #justification #setting_boundaries #bluntness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
出了名的 SPOKEN CHUNK

well-known for; notorious for

Used to introduce a defining trait or reputation, whether positive or negative.

势利眼 SPOKEN CHUNK

snob; someone who flatters the rich and disdains the poor

A derogatory noun describing a materialistic, calculating social climber.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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