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《The Silent Rift》 S1·E13 (16:52) HSK 4
bù guò zhè ge rén sòng lái de yǒu diǎn wǎn le

不过这个人送来得有点晚了

“But he was brought in a bit too late, and he passed away not long after.”

《The Silent Rift》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 16:52 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shuō shì tā de tóng xiāng

说是他的同乡

“A few businessmen brought him in and said they were his fellow villagers.”

bù guò zhè ge rén sòng lái de yǒu diǎn wǎn le CURRENT FOCUS

不过 这个人 送来得有点晚了

“But he was brought in a bit too late, and he passed away not long after.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN méi duō jiǔ jiù qù shì le

没多久就去世了

“But he was brought in a bit too late, and he passed away not long after.”

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Scene: Medical & Health
Function: EXPLAINING CAUSE OF DEATH
Tone: SOMBER AND FACTUAL
Emotion: REGRET
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Understatement in Tragedy

Using mild modifiers like 'a bit' (有点) when describing fatal delays softens the direct delivery of devastating clinical realities.

INTENT TAGS: #reporting_bad_news #explaining #regret #factual_statement
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
送来得有点晚 SPOKEN CHUNK

delivered or brought in a bit too late

Commonly used in medical contexts to indicate delayed hospital admission or emergency arrival.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a completed state and reinforces an unfortunate fait accompli.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

5 EXPR · 10 GRAMMAR
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