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《My Page in the 90s》 S1·E11 (19:32) HSK 5
shì wèi le xiàng tā xǐ huān de rén biǎo dá ài yì

是为了向他喜欢的人表达爱意

“(to express his feelings for the one he likes.)”

《My Page in the 90s》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 19:32 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā diǎn zhè shǒu gē

他点这首歌

“(He requested this song)”

shì wèi le xiàng tā xǐ huān de rén biǎo dá ài yì CURRENT FOCUS

是 为了向 他 喜欢的人 表达爱意

“(to express his feelings for the one he likes.)”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā xiǎng gào sù wú xiǎo jiě

他想告诉吴小姐

“(He wants to tell Miss Wu,)”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: EXPLAINING MOTIVATION
Tone: ROMANTIC AND EARNEST
Emotion: JOY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Public Dedications in Romance

Dedication of songs in public venues like KTV or radio is a classic, semi-public way to profess love or reveal a secret crush in modern Chinese courtship.

INTENT TAGS: #explanation #confession #matchmaking #clarification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
向……表达爱意 SPOKEN CHUNK

to express romantic feelings toward someone

A formal yet emotionally warm construction commonly used when describing romantic confessions or gestures.

是为了 SPOKEN CHUNK

it is for the purpose of; in order to

Used at the start of a clause to clearly indicate the purpose or driving motive behind an action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 8 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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《My Page in the 90s》 S1·E11 (19:32) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus