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《Unsettled Case》 S1·E1 (08:35) HSK 6
dàn wǒ jué de wǒ gāng gāng bǎ zhè xiǎng fǎ dǎ le shuǐ piāo

但我觉得我刚刚把这想法打了水漂

“I think I just pissed on that idea.”

《Unsettled Case》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 08:35 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ běn lái xiǎng wèn nǐ yào bù yào hé wǒ yì qǐ hē yī bēi de

“I was gonna ask you to join me for a quick drink, but…”

dàn wǒ jué de wǒ gāng gāng bǎ zhè xiǎng fǎ dǎ le shuǐ piāo CURRENT FOCUS

但 我觉得 我刚刚把这 想法 打了水漂

“I think I just pissed on that idea.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kǎ ěr · mò kè ?

卡尔·莫克?

“Carl Morck?”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: SELF DEPRECATION
Tone: SELF-DEPRECATING AND RUEFUL
Emotion: REGRET
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I totally blew my shot at asking you out, didn't I?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Metaphorical Humor in Social Setbacks

Chinese speakers often employ vivid idioms like '打水漂' to soften embarrassing or awkward romantic missteps with humor.

INTENT TAGS: #self_deprecation #regret #probing #easing_tension
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
打水漂 SPOKEN CHUNK

to go down the drain; to come to nothing

Literally skipping stones across water; idiomatically describes efforts, money, or plans that are wasted or lost.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
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