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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E7 (38:59) HSK 3
zhè zhǒng shì qíng bù yīng gāi ràng nǐ men kàn jiàn de

这种事情不应该让你们看见的

“You shouldn't have seen that.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 38:59 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bào qiàn

抱歉

“Sorry.”

zhè zhǒng shì qíng bù yīng gāi ràng nǐ men kàn jiàn de CURRENT FOCUS

这种事 情 不应该让你们看见 的

“You shouldn't have seen that.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ shì gè lǜ shī

我是个律师

“I'm a lawyer.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: APOLOGIZING WITH JUSTIFICATION
Tone: APOLOGETIC
Emotion: EMBARRASSMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please forget what you just saw; I have a professional reputation to uphold.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Mianzi (Face-saving) in Professional Roles

Professionals like lawyers are expected to maintain strict composure; letting others witness vulnerability or chaos demands an immediate face-restoring apology.

INTENT TAGS: #apology #face_saving #boundary_setting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
这种事情 SPOKEN CHUNK

this sort of thing; this kind of incident

Used as a vague reference to avoid explicitly mentioning an embarrassing or delicate event.

不应该让 SPOKEN CHUNK

should not allow / should not let

Standard phrasing for acknowledging boundary violations or avoidable social missteps.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the assertion while confirming the speaker's judgment about proper decorum.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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