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《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E1 (13:20) HSK 4
ràng tā liǎ shàng guó jì xué xiào wǒ xiàn zài jiù kě hòu huǐ le

让他俩上国际学校 我现在就可后悔了

“Send them to an international school. I really regret it now.”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 13:20 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dòng dòng shēn zi zhí jiē dào shěng chéng qù

“move straight to the provincial capital.”

ràng tā liǎ shàng guó jì xué xiào wǒ xiàn zài jiù kě hòu huǐ le CURRENT FOCUS

让他俩上国际学校 我现在就 可后悔了

“Send them to an international school. I really regret it now.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dāng shí wǒ jiù yīng gāi zǒu chū qù wǒ yào shì nà ge shí hòu chū le guó

当时我就应该走出去 我要是那个时候出了国

“I should have left back then. If I had gone abroad,”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: EXPRESSING REGRET
Tone: RUEFUL
Emotion: REGRET
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Parental Anxiety over International Education

Many Chinese parents invest heavily in international schools aiming for overseas university paths, but frequently suffer second thoughts over high costs, cultural alienation, or altered family expectations.

INTENT TAGS: #regret #venting #parenting #confession
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
国际学校 SPOKEN CHUNK

international school

A common noun used when discussing children's schooling, bilingual education, and parenting strategies.

可后悔了 SPOKEN CHUNK

to really/deeply regret

Use '可...了' in conversational Mandarin to add strong, colloquial emphasis equivalent to 'so much' or 'really'.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as a sentence-final change-of-state marker, completing the emphatic structure '可...了' to highlight intense regret.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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