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《Generation to Generation》 S1·E35 (01:49) HSK 1
nǐ wài zǔ fù zài shì de shí hòu

你外祖父在世的时候

“Your grandfather once said”

《Generation to Generation》 S1·E35
TIMECODE: 01:49 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ men bú yào zài lǐ tā le

我们不要再理她了

“Let's just ignore her.”

nǐ wài zǔ fù zài shì de shí hòu CURRENT FOCUS

你 外祖父 在世 的时候

“Your grandfather once said”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN céng shuō tā shě bù dé nǚ ér

曾说他舍不得女儿

“he couldn't bear to part with his daughter.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: EVOKING MEMORIES
Tone: REFLECTIVE
Emotion: NOSTALGIA
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Remember how much your grandfather loved your mother before you talk about cutting ties.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Filial Memory and Ancestral Mediation

Invoking the will or words of deceased elders is a common traditional strategy to mediate family conflicts and encourage reconciliation.

INTENT TAGS: #persuasion #recollection #softening #moral_appeal
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
外祖父 SPOKEN CHUNK

maternal grandfather

A slightly formal or traditional term for grandfather on the mother's side, often synonymous with '姥爷' or '外公'.

在世的时候 SPOKEN CHUNK

when someone was alive

A respectful phrasing used to reference past times of a deceased person.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as a nominalizer marking the time clause 'when he was alive'.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 7 GRAMMAR
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