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《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E1 (36:30) HSK 2
wǒ zǎo jiù gēn nǐ shuō le wǎng shàng hēi shì bù kào pǔ de nǐ bù tīng

我早就跟你说了 网上黑市不靠谱的 你不听

“I told you long ago. The online black market isn't reliable. But you wouldn't listen.”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 36:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shí wàn

十万

“100,000.”

wǒ zǎo jiù gēn nǐ shuō le wǎng shàng hēi shì bù kào pǔ de nǐ bù tīng CURRENT FOCUS

我 早就跟你说了 网上 黑市 不靠谱 的 你不 听

“I told you long ago. The online black market isn't reliable. But you wouldn't listen.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ lǎo lǎo shí shí pái duì kě yǐ ná dào shèn yuán de měi cì dōu zhè me shuō

你老老实实排队可以拿到肾源的 每次都这么说

“If you just wait in line, you could get a kidney. You say that every time!”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: REPROACHING
Tone: REPROACHFUL
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You walked right into this mess because you ignored my warning, so do not complain now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Telling It Like It Is Among Kin

Close Chinese peers or relatives often use direct blame like 'I told you so' to express genuine care and distress rather than polite detachment.

INTENT TAGS: #blaming #reproaching #frustration #warning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
早就 SPOKEN CHUNK

long ago / already

Used to emphasize that an action occurred or advice was given well before the current moment, often carrying an 'I told you so' nuance.

不靠谱 SPOKEN CHUNK

unreliable / untrustworthy

A highly common colloquial term to describe untrustworthy people, methods, or ideas.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the completion of telling in the past and reinforces the speaker's prior advice.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions at the end of the clause to add emphatic certainty to the assessment of unreliability.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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