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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E29 (32:19) HSK 4
nǐ cóng lái méi ràng wǒ shī wàng guò

你从来没让我失望过

“You've never let me down,”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E29
TIMECODE: 32:19 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN cái néng yǒu zhī hòu de shì

才能有之后的事

“is built on what came before.”

nǐ cóng lái méi ràng wǒ shī wàng guò CURRENT FOCUS

你 从来没让我失望 过

“You've never let me down,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN duì ba

对吧

“right?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: GIVING PRAISE
Tone: ENCOURAGING
Emotion: TRUST
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I'm counting on you, so make sure you don't mess up this time either.”
💡 Cultural Insight: High Expectation Disguised as Affirmation

Chinese superiors often motivate subordinates by praising past reliability, which implicitly obligates them to uphold that standard.

INTENT TAGS: #affirmation #motivating #imposing_pressure
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
让我失望 SPOKEN CHUNK

to let me down; to disappoint me

Commonly paired with '从来没' to express unwavering trust, or '太...了' to express deep disappointment.

Modal Particle「过」 (guo) CHANGE OF STATE

Aspect particle marking past experiential aspect, emphasizing a spotless track record up to now.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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