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《My Page in the 90s》 S1·E11 (25:34) HSK 3
shì yīn wèi bú huì yóu yǒng cái pà shuǐ ma

是因为不会游泳才怕水吗

“Are you afraid of water because you can't swim?”

《My Page in the 90s》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 25:34 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bié kàn le zǒu ba

别看了 走吧

“Stop looking. Let's go.”

shì yīn wèi bú huì yóu yǒng cái pà shuǐ ma CURRENT FOCUS

是因为 不会 游泳 才 怕水 吗

“Are you afraid of water because you can't swim?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiǎo shí hòu nì guò shuǐ

小时候溺过水

“Did you drown as a kid?”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: INQUIRING GENTLY
Tone: GENTLE AND INQUISITIVE
Emotion: CARING
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Gently Inquiring About Vulnerabilities

Asking about personal fears or past trauma gently demonstrates emotional sensitivity and deepens mutual intimacy in romantic dating.

INTENT TAGS: #caring #inquiry #probing #empathy
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
是因为……才…… SPOKEN CHUNK

is it only because... that...

A classic causal pattern used to verify whether a specific condition is the primary cause of a result.

怕水 SPOKEN CHUNK

afraid of water; hydrophobia

A common colloquial phrase referring to someone who is uncomfortable around water or deep pools.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Turns the sentence into a standard yes-no question with a neutral, soft tone.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 9 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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