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《The First Jasmine》 S1·E11 (38:26) HSK 6
shuō shí huà nǐ men èr rén jīn rì qù nǎ le

说实话 你们二人今日去哪了

“Tell me the truth. Where did you two go today?”

《The First Jasmine》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 38:26 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN guān mén

关门

“Close the door.”

shuō shí huà nǐ men èr rén jīn rì qù nǎ le CURRENT FOCUS

说实话 你们二人今日 去哪了

“Tell me the truth. Where did you two go today?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ men qù shèn dé xuān duì zhàng hú chě

我们去罧德轩 对账 胡扯

“We went to Shende Shop to look over the accounts. Nonsense. I went to Shende Shop twice today to look for you.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DEMANDING EXPLANATION
Tone: STERN
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not even think about lying to me; I know you are up to something.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Family Discipline and Authority

In traditional Chinese households or hierarchical clans, elders or masters command absolute accountability regarding junior members' daily movements.

INTENT TAGS: #interrogation #demanding_honesty #suspicion #intimidation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
说实话 SPOKEN CHUNK

tell the truth / to be honest

Used as an imperative warning demanding honesty or as a conversational discourse marker meaning 'frankly speaking'.

你们二人 SPOKEN CHUNK

the two of you

A slightly formal or literary way of addressing two people, common in period dramas instead of 'nimen liang ge'.

去哪了 SPOKEN CHUNK

where did (you) go

The standard colloquial question used to ask about someone's recent whereabouts.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates completion of the action of going somewhere and prompts for the result.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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