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不能老...

📊 Corpus Indexed: 2 clips
Structure: [主语] + 不能老 + [谓词/短语]
💡 Usage:

Core sentence pattern in modern spoken Mandarin.

Sentence Pattern

[Authentic Cinema Evidence Base]

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他又不能老是躺在里边
00:02
他又 不能老 是躺在里边

(棺材里没人啊) ── Previous context

“He can't always lie in there.”

《佳偶天成》 · 27:47 [其他场景]
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但总不能老在家里待着呀
00:02
但总 不能老 在家里待着呀

(厂子没了 就像家也没了) ── Previous context

“But he can't stay at home forever.”

《岁月有情时》 · 32:01
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