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《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E6 (02:13) HSK 6
tā hé shí zài yì guò zhè ge ?

她何时在意过这个?

“Since when has she ever cared for that?”

《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 02:13 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN méng yuē ?

盟约?

“The pact?”

tā hé shí zài yì guò zhè ge ? CURRENT FOCUS

她何时 在意过 这个 ?

“Since when has she ever cared for that?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā bǎ jìn wèi jūn de bīng fú jiāo gěi le yí gè míng bú jiàn jīng zhuàn de xiè jiā rén

她把禁卫军的兵符 交给了一个名不见经传的谢家人

“She handed the Imperial Guard Tally to a nobody from the Xie Family.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: CHALLENGING ASSUMPTION
Tone: DISMISSIVE
Emotion: DISDAIN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't be naive; she has never given a damn about political pacts.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Rhetorical Denial via 'When'

In Chinese discourse, framing a question with 'When has X ever done Y?' (何时…过) is a conventional rhetorical device meaning 'X has never once cared about Y'.

INTENT TAGS: #dismissal #skepticism #refutation #pragmatic_denial
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
何时 SPOKEN CHUNK

when; at what time

A slightly formal rhetorical question marker equivalent to spoken '什么时候', frequently used to express strong denial ('never').

在意过 SPOKEN CHUNK

ever cared about; ever paid attention to

Used to evaluate whether someone has historically shown concern or regard for an issue.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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