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《The First Jasmine》 S1·E14 (37:38) HSK 4
nǐ wǒ jiě mèi yī cháng wǒ cái yǔ nǐ shuō zhè me duō

你我姐妹一场 我才与你说这么多

“We are sisters. That's why I'm telling you all this.”

《The First Jasmine》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 37:38 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè tiān xià shì huáng shàng de

这天下是皇上的

“The world belongs to His Majesty.”

nǐ wǒ jiě mèi yī cháng wǒ cái yǔ nǐ shuō zhè me duō CURRENT FOCUS

你我 姐妹一场 我才与 你说这 么多

“We are sisters. That's why I'm telling you all this.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nài hé nǐ gēn běn jiù bù xìn

奈何你根本就不信

“But you simply refuse to believe it.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: APPEALING TO RELATIONSHIP
Tone: EARNEST AND REPROACHFUL
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I am putting myself on the line to warn you out of sisterly love, so listen to me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Appealing to Kinship to Deliver Bitter Truths (言浅言深)

Chinese speakers often invoke close relationship bonds (一场) before or after offering difficult advice to soften the harshness and prove their pure intentions.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #persuasion #appealing_to_kinship #frustration
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
姐妹一场 SPOKEN CHUNK

being sisters (as a shared bond or fate)

Used to emphasize a cherished personal relationship to justify heartfelt advice, reproof, or sacrifice.

才与你说 SPOKEN CHUNK

only then do I tell you

A slightly literary spoken pattern emphasizing that an action is taken exclusively due to a preceding special condition.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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