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《The Truth》 S1·E3 (28:20) HSK 4
wǒ qián qī de shì jiù bié zài tí le

我前妻的事就别再提了

“Don't bring up my ex-wife again.”

《The Truth》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 28:20 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ gù yì de ba

你故意的吧

“Was that on purpose?”

wǒ qián qī de shì jiù bié zài tí le CURRENT FOCUS

我前妻的事 就别再 提了

“Don't bring up my ex-wife again.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN duì shì qián qī

对 是前妻

“Right, ex-wife.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: SETTING BOUNDARIES
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Personal Boundary and Mianzi

Divorce carries complex social stigmas, making persistent inquiries into an ex-spouse a direct threat to personal face and privacy.

INTENT TAGS: #boundary_setting #refusal #silencing #defensiveness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
别再提了 SPOKEN CHUNK

don't bring it up again

A decisive spoken phrase used to shut down an unwelcome topic immediately.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Combines with the prohibitive '别' to indicate cessation of the ongoing or repeated action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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