《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E28 (23:04)
HSK 3
shì wǒ zì jǐ méi shuō qīng chǔ
是我自己没说清楚
“I failed to explain things to him clearly.”
《Pursuit of Jade》
S1·E28
TIMECODE: 23:04
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
bié le
别了
“No need.”
shì wǒ zì jǐ méi shuō qīng chǔ
CURRENT FOCUS
是我自己 没 说清楚
“I failed to explain things to him clearly.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
nǐ men xiān zǒu ba
你们先走吧
“You go ahead.”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
TAKING BLAME
Tone:
PLACATING
Emotion:
RESIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“It does not matter whose fault it was; let's drop it and leave.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Taking the Blame to Save Face
In Chinese social interactions, claiming personal fault for ambiguity protects others' face and prevents awkward confrontations.
INTENT TAGS:
#taking_blame
#face_saving
#de_escalation
#polite_dismissal
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
我自己
SPOKEN CHUNK
myself; personally
Used to emphasize individual responsibility or agency.
说清楚
SPOKEN CHUNK
to explain clearly
A standard verb-complement construction essential for clarifying communication.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E28 (23:04) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus