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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E38 (06:44) HSK 2
wǒ jiù yǐ jīng gào sù nǐ le de

我就已经告诉你了的

“I had already told you.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E38
TIMECODE: 06:44 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zài tā men chū fā qián

在他们出发前

“before they left,”

wǒ jiù yǐ jīng gào sù nǐ le de CURRENT FOCUS

我就已经告诉你了 的

“I had already told you.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì nǐ de rén méi lán zhù

“Your people failed to stop them.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DEFENDING SELF
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't blame this failure on me; I did my part well in advance, you messed it up.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Accountability and Blame-Shifting (撇清责任)

Emphasizing explicit prior notice using structured markers like '早就...了的' is a standard rhetorical move to clear oneself of duty and avoid bearing collective blame.

INTENT TAGS: #self_defense #blame_shifting #asserting_facts #justification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
早就 SPOKEN CHUNK

long ago; already well in advance

Use '早就' or '就已经' to emphatically state that an action occurred prior to expectations or deadlines.

告诉你 SPOKEN CHUNK

told you; informed you

Commonly paired with emphatic markers when asserting prior communication during disputes.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks completed aspect, reinforcing that the notification had definitely taken place prior to the event.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Placed at the sentence end to assert certainty and confirm the absolute truth of the preceding statement.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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