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《The Silent Rift》 S1·E3 (25:52) HSK 7
míng míng shì wǒ men liǎng kǒu zi gěi nǐ men jiè shào de

明明是我们两口子给你们介绍的

“We introduced you!”

《The Silent Rift》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 25:52 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN děng děng děng děng

等等 等等

“Wait, wait!”

míng míng shì wǒ men liǎng kǒu zi gěi nǐ men jiè shào de CURRENT FOCUS

明明是我们两口子给你们介绍的

“We introduced you!”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ men dōu bù tí ya

你们都不提呀

“You didn't mention us!”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: CLAIMING CREDIT
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You owe us credit for setting you up, don't pretend it was someone else!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Matchmaker Recognition (Meiren)

In Chinese culture, introducing a couple that leads to marriage is an honorable act requiring gratitude, recognition, and traditional thanks toward the matchmaker.

INTENT TAGS: #claiming_credit #reminding #grievance #asserting_role
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
两口子 SPOKEN CHUNK

husband and wife; married couple

An informal and affectionate colloquial term for a married couple.

明明是 SPOKEN CHUNK

obviously is; clearly it was

Used to emphasize an undeniable fact, often when correcting someone or expressing grievance.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Part of the shi...de cleft construction emphasizing the agent who performed the action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 6 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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