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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E14 (37:03) HSK 7
wǒ yī zǎo gēn nǐ men shuō fèi tíng yǒu běn shì shì nǐ bù xìn

我一早跟你们说费霆有本事 是你不信

“I told you all along Fei Ting had the ability. You didn't believe me.”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 37:03 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wò bǐ gǎn zi de

握笔杆子的

“He'll be handling the writing.”

wǒ yī zǎo gēn nǐ men shuō fèi tíng yǒu běn shì shì nǐ bù xìn CURRENT FOCUS

我一早跟你们说费霆 有本事 是你不信

“I told you all along Fei Ting had the ability. You didn't believe me.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè hái zi nǐ kàn zhè me bú huì shuō huà ne

“Look at this girl. She doesn't know how to talk.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: GLOATING AND REPROACHING
Tone: SMUG AND ACCUSATORY
Emotion: PRIDE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I told you so, and you should have listened to me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Vindication in Family Dynamics

Younger or outspoken family members frequently use 'I told you so' moments to establish authority and claim superior judgment against skeptical elders or peers.

INTENT TAGS: #vindication #boasting #reproach #asserting_foresight
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
一早 SPOKEN CHUNK

long ago / from the very beginning

Colloquially emphasizes that the speaker had the foresight well before anyone else realized.

有本事 SPOKEN CHUNK

capable / competent / talented

Widely used to praise someone's real-world capability or social and professional competence.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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