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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E6 (29:43) HSK 4
jīn tiān nà ge zhǎo wú jiào shòu de rén tā shì shuí a

今天那个找吴教授的人他是谁啊

“Who was that man looking for Professor Wu today?”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 29:43 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dīng lǎo shī

丁老师

“Ms. Ding.”

jīn tiān nà ge zhǎo wú jiào shòu de rén tā shì shuí a CURRENT FOCUS

今天 那个 找吴教授的人 他 是谁啊

“Who was that man looking for Professor Wu today?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qú huà yī shēng tā shì rén mín yī yuàn nǎo wài kē yī shēng

瞿桦医生 他是人民医院 脑外科医生

“Dr. Qu Hua. He's a neurosurgeon at the People's Hospital.”

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Scene: School & Education
Function: INQUIRING IDENTITY
Tone: INQUISITIVE
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Title-based Address

Addressing people by professional titles (like 'Teacher' or 'Professor') is standard practice in Chinese work and educational environments to show proper respect.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #curiosity #identifying #gathering_information
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
他是谁啊 SPOKEN CHUNK

who is he?

A very standard and natural conversational way to inquire about someone's identity.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the interrogative tone, making the question sound casual and curious rather than demanding.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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