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《Road to Success》 S1·E10 (14:52) HSK 7
nǐ qí shí kě yǐ zǎo diǎn gào sù wǒ nǐ de chǔ jìng

你其实可以早点告诉我 你的处境

“You could've told me what you were going through earlier.”

《Road to Success》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 14:52 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN mā wǒ yǐ jīng zhǎng dà le

妈 我已经长大了

“Mom, I've grown up.”

nǐ qí shí kě yǐ zǎo diǎn gào sù wǒ nǐ de chǔ jìng CURRENT FOCUS

你 其实 可以 早点告诉我 你的处境

“You could've told me what you were going through earlier.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ shì kě yǐ lǐ jiě de

“I would've understood.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: OFFERING SUPPORT
Tone: GENTLE
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You don't have to carry this burden alone; you can always rely on me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Bearing Burdens in Silence (报喜不报忧)

Chinese adult children often conceal hardships from parents to avoid causing worry, while parents frequently yearn to share the burden.

INTENT TAGS: #comforting #support #reassurance #family_solidarity
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
其实可以 SPOKEN CHUNK

could actually / might as well have

Used to offer a gentle retrospective suggestion without sounding overly accusatory or demanding.

早点告诉我 SPOKEN CHUNK

let me know sooner

Commonly used in interpersonal contexts to express mild regret that information was withheld or shared late.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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