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《Born with Luck》 S1·E4 (09:43) HSK 7
zuó tiān wǎn shàng wǒ jiù yù gǎn bù hǎo

昨天晚上我就预感不好

“But I had a bad feeling last night.”

《Born with Luck》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 09:43 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yǐ wéi méi shì le

以为没事了

“We thought we were safe.”

zuó tiān wǎn shàng wǒ jiù yù gǎn bù hǎo CURRENT FOCUS

昨天晚上我就 预感 不好

“But I had a bad feeling last night.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ men chá jiǔ jià

你们查酒驾

“You were checking for drunk driving,”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: EXPLAINING AND CONFESSING
Tone: RESIGNED
Emotion: REGRET
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I had a bad feeling last night, I knew I shouldn't have risked it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Drunk driving inspections (cha jiu jia)

A routine strict law enforcement operation by Chinese traffic police. Driving under the influence carries criminal penalties under the charge of dangerous driving, making drivers widely fearful and vigilant about sobriety checkpoints.

INTENT TAGS: #taking chances #admitting fault after the fact #pleading for leniency
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
预感不好 SPOKEN CHUNK

to have a bad feeling; sensing that something bad will happen

Common in spoken Chinese, often used in hindsight when one's sixth sense proves right, or beforehand to express worry.

以为没事了 SPOKEN CHUNK

to assume everything was fine; mistakenly thinking the danger had passed

Often used as an excuse after getting caught or when things go wrong, reflecting a mentality of taking chances.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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