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《River Sunset》 S1·E7 (05:45) HSK 7
jiù zài shàng hǎi de wǔ tīng zuò bàn wǔ

就在上海的舞厅做伴舞

“I was a dance hostess at a ballroom in Shanghai.”

《River Sunset》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 05:45 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ de zhí yè

你的职业

“Your occupation.”

jiù zài shàng hǎi de wǔ tīng zuò bàn wǔ CURRENT FOCUS

就在上海的舞厅做伴舞

“I was a dance hostess at a ballroom in Shanghai.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì ma

是吗

“Is that so?”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: PROVIDING INFORMATION
Tone: MATTER-OF-FACT
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Old Shanghai Dance Halls

Dance halls in pre-1949 Shanghai were hubs of social entertainment and espionage, where working as a dancer often invited scrutiny during interrogations.

INTENT TAGS: #answering #identification #explaining #compliance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
做伴舞 SPOKEN CHUNK

work as a dance partner / commercial dancer

Used to describe working as an escort dancer or taxi dancer, common in historical Republican-era Shanghai settings.

就在……做…… SPOKEN CHUNK

just do [work] at [location]

A conversational pattern used to specify employment venue and role plainly.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
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