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《The Knockout》 S1·E19 (38:57) HSK 7
měi cì gēn wǒ chū lái nǐ dōu sàng zhe gè liǎn nǐ zhè yǒu duō shǎo xīn shì a nǐ

每次跟我出来 你都丧着个脸 你这有多少心事啊你

“Every time you come out with me, you pull a long face. How many things are on your mind?”

《The Knockout》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 38:57 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ néng bù néng xiào yī xiào a

“Can you smile?”

měi cì gēn wǒ chū lái nǐ dōu sàng zhe gè liǎn nǐ zhè yǒu duō shǎo xīn shì a nǐ CURRENT FOCUS

每次跟我 出来 你都 丧着个脸 你这有多少 心事 啊你

“Every time you come out with me, you pull a long face. How many things are on your mind?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kě yǐ hái wǒ le ba

可以还我了吧

“Can you give it to me now?”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: COMPLAINING ABOUT ATTITUDE
Tone: REPROACHFUL, EXASPERATED
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are completely ruining the mood of our outing with that sour face.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Emotional Atmosphere (Qifen)

Social outings in China place high value on collective pleasantness; showing a grim face is seen as dampening the shared atmosphere and offending one's companion.

INTENT TAGS: #complaint #reproach #probing #irritation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
丧着个脸 SPOKEN CHUNK

pulling a long face; looking gloomy/miserable

A highly colloquial, expressive phrase used to describe someone displaying an overtly sulky or depressed expression.

有心事 SPOKEN CHUNK

to have something weighing on one's mind

Used to describe having secret anxieties, worries, or preoccupations.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Heightens the rhetorical impact and emphasizes exasperation in the question.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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