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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E15 (18:23) HSK 4
nǐ zěn me dōu bù tí qián gēn wǒ shuō yī shēng

你怎么都不提前 跟我说一声

“Why didn't you tell me in advance?”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 18:23 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yú nǎi nǎi

于奶奶

“Granny Yu.”

nǐ zěn me dōu bù tí qián gēn wǒ shuō yī shēng CURRENT FOCUS

你 怎么都不 提前 跟我说一声

“Why didn't you tell me in advance?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiān gēn nǐ shuō le

先跟你说了

“If I had told you first,”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: MILD COMPLAINT
Tone: COMPLAINING
Emotion: SURPRISE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You caught me totally off guard; you should have let me know first.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Giving Face Through Prior Notice (打招呼)

In close interpersonal and family relationships, giving prior notice ('打招呼' or '提前说一声') demonstrates respect and consideration; skipping it can trigger feeling disregarded or caught off guard.

INTENT TAGS: #complaint #seeking_explanation #surprise #boundary_setting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
提前 SPOKEN CHUNK

in advance; ahead of time

Essential everyday term placed before verbs to describe doing something ahead of schedule.

说一声 SPOKEN CHUNK

let (someone) know; give a heads-up

A casual, polite way to ask for or refer to giving someone advance notice or a heads-up.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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