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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E18 (02:21) HSK 5
nǎ yǒu zhè ge shí hòu mài de ya

哪有这个时候卖的呀

“Who sells them at a time like this?”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 02:21 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xiàn zài hái bú dào jì jié ne

“It's not the season yet.”

nǎ yǒu zhè ge shí hòu mài de ya CURRENT FOCUS

哪有 这个 时候 卖的 呀

“Who sells them at a time like this?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gēn běn mài bù chū shén me hǎo de jià gé

“We won't get a good price at all.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: DISSUADING
Tone: SKEPTICAL
Emotion: IMPATIENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Selling right now is a terrible idea and makes no commercial sense.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Rhetorical Rejection in Trade

Using '哪有' (where is there...) frames an unconventional move as violating common sense or standard market logic.

INTENT TAGS: #dissuasion #disapproval #rhetorical_question #advising
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
哪有这个时候 SPOKEN CHUNK

who ever... at a time like this?

A rhetorical question pattern used to condemn an untimely or ill-advised action.

Modal Particle「呀」 (ya) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the rhetorical question into an exasperated, persuasive exclamation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

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

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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