《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E21 (21:35)
HSK 6
tā men liǎ shì yǒu cuò dàn bù zhì yú zhè me yán zhòng
他们俩是有错 但不至于这么严重
“they were wrong, but it's not this serious.”
《Love Story in the 1970s》
S1·E21
TIMECODE: 21:35
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
wǒ jiù shì jué de
我就是觉得
“I just think”
tā men liǎ shì yǒu cuò dàn bù zhì yú zhè me yán zhòng
CURRENT FOCUS
他们俩是有错 但 不至于 这么严重
“they were wrong, but it's not this serious.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
nǐ kàn néng bù néng bāng tā men gēn zán mā shuō shuō qíng
“Could you speak to Mom for them?”
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Scene:
Family & Home
Function:
PLEADING LENIENCY
Tone:
CONCILIATORY
Emotion:
ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“They messed up, but let's not blow this out of proportion; help me bail them out.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Family Intercession (说情)
In Chinese domestic conflicts, a neutral sibling or relative often acts as a mediator to ask an elder for leniency and preserve harmony.
INTENT TAGS:
#mediating
#downplaying
#concession
#appealing
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
不至于
SPOKEN CHUNK
not to the extent of; not so serious as to
Use this to de-escalate tension or argue that a reaction or consequence is excessively harsh.
是有错
SPOKEN CHUNK
indeed made a mistake / is indeed at fault
A concessive structure where '是' emphasizes agreement before introducing a counter-argument with '但'.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
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