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《Road to Success》 S1·E20 (17:08) HSK 6
zhǐ shì zhǐ shì wǒ míng míng yǒu nà me duō cì shuō chū zhēn xiàng de jī huì

只是 只是我明明有那么多次 说出真相的机会

“It's just... I clearly had so many chances to tell you the truth,”

《Road to Success》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 17:08 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ yě huì zhè me zuò de

我也会这么做的

“I'd have done the same.”

zhǐ shì zhǐ shì wǒ míng míng yǒu nà me duō cì shuō chū zhēn xiàng de jī huì CURRENT FOCUS

只是 只是 我 明明 有 那么多 次 说出真相 的 机会

“It's just... I clearly had so many chances to tell you the truth,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ què méi yǒu

我却没有

“but I didn't.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: CONFESSION OF REGRET
Tone: REMORSEFUL
Emotion: GUILT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I hate myself for being too cowardly to tell you the truth when I had the chance.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Emotional Restraint and Belated Honesty

In Chinese social interactions, people often conceal uncomfortable truths to avoid immediate conflict, leading to acute self-reproach when that concealment inevitably causes greater hurt later.

INTENT TAGS: #self_reproach #confession #regret #vulnerability
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
明明有 SPOKEN CHUNK

clearly had / obviously possessed

Use this to emphasize that an opportunity or fact was obvious and undeniably present, often setting up a contrast with a disappointing outcome.

说出真相 SPOKEN CHUNK

to speak the truth / to reveal what really happened

A common collocation used when revealing hidden facts or coming clean about a secret.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

6 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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