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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E3 (02:34) HSK 2
zhè yàng de dà xué bù shàng yě bà

这样的大学不上也罢

“then maybe it's not worth going at all.”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 02:34 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yào shì shàng dà xué dōu kào mìng

“If even that comes down to fate,”

zhè yàng de dà xué bù shàng yě bà CURRENT FOCUS

这样 的大学 不上也罢

“then maybe it's not worth going at all.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nín gěi wǒ men shàng kè de shí hòu kě bú shì zhè me shuō de

“But when you taught us, that's not what you said.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: EXPRESSING CONTEMPT
Tone: CYNICAL
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“If it is all rigged, going there is completely pointless and not worth the humiliation.”
💡 Cultural Insight: College Entrance and Social Mobility

In Chinese society, university admission is viewed as the ultimate meritocratic path to changing one's fate; calling it rigged attacks its most sacred premise.

INTENT TAGS: #disillusionment #cynicism #dismissal #venting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
也罢 SPOKEN CHUNK

might as well; so be it; no loss

Placed at the end of a clause to express reluctant acceptance, resignation, or cynical dismissal.

这样的 SPOKEN CHUNK

this kind of; such

Often carries a pejorative or critical nuance when emphasizing an undesirable state or quality.

Modal Particle「罢」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as a sentence-final particle expressing reluctant resignation or dismissal.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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