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《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E12 (35:01) HSK 7
zhè shì shàng běn wú yāo guài

这世上本无妖怪

“There are no monsters in this world,”

《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 35:01 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jīn rì qǐ dé shí zài shì tài zǎo le wǒ yào bǔ mián

“I woke up way too early today, I need to catch up on sleep.”

zhè shì shàng běn wú yāo guài CURRENT FOCUS

这世上 本无妖怪

“There are no monsters in this world,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kě féng jiā sūn nǚ de shǒu bì gàn rú kū gǔ

“but the Feng family's granddaughter's arm was dry as a withered bone.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: DISMISSING RUMOR
Tone: RATIONAL
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop being superstitious; there is a logical explanation and I don't want to deal with this.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Skepticism Toward the Supernatural

Reflecting Confucian rationalism ('the Master does not talk of anomalies, prodigies, or spirits'), educated individuals often dismiss ghost stories in favor of tangible reality.

INTENT TAGS: #denial #rationalizing #dismissal
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
世上本无 SPOKEN CHUNK

there never was such a thing in the world

Use this literary-turned-spoken structure to assert that an idea, fear, or phenomenon is entirely baseless or fabricated.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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