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《Light to the Night》 S1·E5 (20:06) HSK 7
shí jī dào le wǒ yí dìng ràng nǐ qīn yǎn kàn dào

时机到了 我一定让你亲眼看到

“I'll show you when the time is right.”

《Light to the Night》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 20:06 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ shǒu shàng zhè ge dōng xī jué duì kě kào

“What I have at hand is absolutely reliable.”

shí jī dào le wǒ yí dìng ràng nǐ qīn yǎn kàn dào CURRENT FOCUS

时机到了 我 一定 让你 亲眼看到

“I'll show you when the time is right.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhǐ bù guò wǒ xiàn zài shǒu shàng hái chà diǎn ér zī jīn

“But right now, I'm a bit short of funds.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: MAKING A PROMISE
Tone: CONFIDENT
Emotion: ANTICIPATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Trust me for now and don't press for immediate proof before investing.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Drawing a Cake (画大饼)

In Chinese business contexts, promising grand future visions without immediate tangible proof is a common persuasive tactic used to attract initial backing or capital.

INTENT TAGS: #promising #persuasion #hedging #delaying
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
时机到了 SPOKEN CHUNK

when the time is right; when the opportunity comes

Use this phrase to delay revealing information or taking action until the opportune moment.

亲眼看到 SPOKEN CHUNK

to see with one's own eyes

Used to emphasize firsthand, irrefutable visual confirmation.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a conditional change of state where the right moment arrives.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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《Light to the Night》 S1·E5 (20:06) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus