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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E25 (18:50) HSK 4
yǒu rén yě xǔ zhī qián tīng shuō guò wǒ

有人也许之前 听说过我

“some of you here have heard of me before”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E25
TIMECODE: 18:50 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zài zuò de

在座的

“Maybe”

yǒu rén yě xǔ zhī qián tīng shuō guò wǒ CURRENT FOCUS

有人 也许之前 听说过 我

“some of you here have heard of me before”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN duì wǒ yǒu yī xiē xiǎng xiàng

对我有一些想象

“and have some idea of who I am.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: BREAKING THE ICE
Tone: ENGAGING
Emotion: COMPOSURE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You may have preconceptions about who I am, but prepare to hear my real side.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Audience Awareness and Humility

Public speakers in Chinese contexts often open by recognizing what the audience might already think, striking a balance between modesty and authority.

INTENT TAGS: #icebreaking #expectation_setting #rapport_building #self_introduction
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
听说过 SPOKEN CHUNK

to have heard of

A standard experiential structure commonly used when opening introductions or gauging mutual awareness.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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