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《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E28 (28:29) HSK 5
kě xī wǒ lái wǎn yī bù méi néng jiù xià tā

可惜我来晚一步 没能救下他

“Too bad that I arrived too late. I wasn't able to save him.”

《Coroner's Diary》 S1·E28
TIMECODE: 28:29 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN suǒ yǐ huǒ shì cái méi yǒu xùn sù màn yán kāi lái

所以火势才没有迅速蔓延开来

“That's why the fire didn't reach farther places quickly.”

kě xī wǒ lái wǎn yī bù méi néng jiù xià tā CURRENT FOCUS

可惜 我来 晚一步 没能救下他

“Too bad that I arrived too late. I wasn't able to save him.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè wáng zhǎng guì xiàng lái zǐ xì

这王掌柜向来仔细

“Mr. Wang was always meticulous.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: EXPRESSING REGRET
Tone: APOLOGETIC
Emotion: REGRET
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Duty of Protection and Self-blame

In traditional heroic or moral narratives, failing to protect or rescue someone—even due to timing—often prompts sincere personal accountability and self-reproach.

INTENT TAGS: #apology #remorse #reporting_failure #lament
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
来晚一步 SPOKEN CHUNK

to arrive one step too late

A very common idiomatic phrase used when someone narrowly misses an opportunity or fails to intervene in time.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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