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《The Guilty》 S1·E4 (27:08) HSK 4
nǐ men liǎ bù zhī dào tǐng hǎo

你们俩不知道挺好

“It's better if you two don't know.”

《The Guilty》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 27:08 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bié wèn le

别问了

“Don't ask.”

nǐ men liǎ bù zhī dào tǐng hǎo CURRENT FOCUS

你们俩 不知道挺好

“It's better if you two don't know.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shén me jiào tǐng hǎo a

什么叫挺好啊

“What do you mean?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DEFLECTING INQUIRY
Tone: EVASIVE
Emotion: APPREHENSION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Ignorance is bliss; keep your noses out of this for your own good.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Protective Secrecy (Nande Hutu)

Withholding information is often framed not as deceit, but as a protective act to spare the other party unnecessary trouble or liability.

INTENT TAGS: #evasion #deflection #protective_withholding #warning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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不知道挺好 SPOKEN CHUNK

it's better not knowing / ignorance is bliss

Used to shut down questions regarding dangerous, painful, or confidential topics.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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