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《Go Ahead》 S1·E35 (26:49) HSK 2
suǒ yǐ xiě le yě bù hǎo yì sī gěi nǐ kàn

所以写了 也不好意思给你看

“so I was too embarrassed to show you the essay.”

《Go Ahead》 S1·E35
TIMECODE: 26:49 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ tè bié chóng bài nǐ

“when I was little,”

suǒ yǐ xiě le yě bù hǎo yì sī gěi nǐ kàn CURRENT FOCUS

所以写了 也不 好意思 给你看

“so I was too embarrassed to show you the essay.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN ér qiě xiě lǐ bà tā yī gāo xìng gěi wǒ zuò gèng duō hǎo chī de

而且写李爸 他一高兴 给我做更多好吃的

“I wrote about Mr. Li, because it would make him happy and then he would make more delicious food for me.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: MODEST JUSTIFICATION
Tone: SELF-EFFACING
Emotion: SHYNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I admire you so much that I was afraid you would find my writing inadequate.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Modesty (Qianxu)

Expressing hesitation to share one's creative output with a respected role model is a classic manifestation of Chinese modesty.

INTENT TAGS: #modesty #shyness #self_deprecation #deference
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不好意思 SPOKEN CHUNK

embarrassed; shy; reluctant out of modesty

Crucial daily expression indicating psychological self-consciousness, shame, or politeness.

给你看 SPOKEN CHUNK

to show you; let you see

A standard spoken structure for sharing a visual object, written piece, or item with someone.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the completion of the writing action before the resulting feeling.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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