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《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E1 (08:47) HSK 4
zhēn shì de bù xiǎng tí chéng xiǎo dōng wǒ gào sù nǐ

真是的 不想提程小东 我告诉你

“Seriously. I don't even want to talk about him. Let me tell you,”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 08:47 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ zhí jiē jiù wèn le

你直接就问了

“You just ask directly?”

zhēn shì de bù xiǎng tí chéng xiǎo dōng wǒ gào sù nǐ CURRENT FOCUS

真是的 不想 提程小东 我告诉你

“Seriously. I don't even want to talk about him. Let me tell you,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN chéng xiǎo dōng xiàn zài chè dǐ wán le zěn me le chén mí yú diào yú

“Cheng Xiaodong is hopeless now. What happened? He's obsessed with fishing.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: COMPLAINING
Tone: GOSSIPY
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't even get me started on him, but you have to hear what ridiculous thing he's doing now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Casual Banter and Chitchat

Complaining about mutual acquaintances' obsessions or quirks serves as a common bonding mechanism among close friends in China.

INTENT TAGS: #venting #gossip #attention_grabbing #shared_complaint
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
真是的 SPOKEN CHUNK

seriously; honestly; what a nuisance

A common spoken interjection used to voice annoyance or mild disapproval.

我告诉你 SPOKEN CHUNK

let me tell you; mark my words

Used to grab attention and signal that you are about to share an emphatic personal opinion or juicy piece of news.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the mild complaint while giving the phrase an idiomatic colloquial punch.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
不想提程小东 我告诉你 程小东现在彻底完了
《除恶》
90.7% Match
不想提程小东 我告诉你 程小东现在彻底完了
bù xiǎng tí chéng xiǎo dōng wǒ gào sù nǐ chéng xiǎo dōng xiàn zài chè dǐ wán le

“I don't even want to talk about Cheng Xiaodong. I'm telling you, he's completely finished now—”

我找到证据之前看好程小东 别让他离开你视线
《除恶》
76.3% Match
我找到证据之前看好程小东 别让他离开你视线
wǒ zhǎo dào zhèng jù zhī qián kàn hǎo chéng xiǎo dōng bié ràng tā lí kāi nǐ shì xiàn

“Until I get solid evidence, keep your eyes on Cheng Xiaodong. Don't let him out of your sight.”

找到证据了 准备抓捕程小东 知道了
《除恶》
73.5% Match
找到证据了 准备抓捕程小东 知道了
zhǎo dào zhèng jù le zhǔn bèi zhuā bǔ chéng xiǎo dōng zhī dào le

“We found the evidence. Prepare to arrest Cheng Xiaodong. Got it.”

程小东现在彻底完了 怎么了 沉迷于钓鱼
《除恶》
71.6% Match
程小东现在彻底完了 怎么了 沉迷于钓鱼
chéng xiǎo dōng xiàn zài chè dǐ wán le zěn me le chén mí yú diào yú

“Cheng Xiaodong is hopeless now. What happened? He's obsessed with fishing.”

程小东你干嘛 你是不是有病啊你
《除恶》
71.3% Match
程小东你干嘛 你是不是有病啊你
chéng xiǎo dōng nǐ gàn má nǐ shì bú shì yǒu bìng a nǐ

“Cheng Xiaodong, what are you doing? Are you crazy?”

程小东你改什么改呀你 我都跟你说过多少次了
《除恶》
70.2% Match
程小东你改什么改呀你 我都跟你说过多少次了
chéng xiǎo dōng nǐ gǎi shén me gǎi ya nǐ wǒ dōu gēn nǐ shuō guò duō shǎo cì le

“Cheng Xiaodong, what are you even changing? How many times have I told you?”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E1 (08:47) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus