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《River Sunset》 S1·E20 (30:26) HSK 3
yě gāi lòu tóu le

也该露头了

“should show themselves.”

《River Sunset》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 30:26 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hé jiǎng zhèng quán de pào tǐng

“and the Chiang regime's gunboats”

yě gāi lòu tóu le CURRENT FOCUS

也该露头了

“should show themselves.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN rán hòu jiāng tā men yī wǎng dǎ jìn

“Then we catch them all in one net.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: PREDICTING
Tone: CONFIDENT
Emotion: ANTICIPATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“They won't be able to stay hidden much longer, and that's when we strike.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Luring the Enemy

Reflects military patience and tactical planning common in Chinese historical war narratives, waiting for the target to commit an error.

INTENT TAGS: #prediction #anticipation #tactics
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
也该 SPOKEN CHUNK

ought to by now

Used to denote that a certain event or reaction is overdue or expected at this moment.

露头 SPOKEN CHUNK

to show one's face / to reveal oneself

Colloquially used for targets or opponents emerging from hiding or emerging into view.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the imminent arrival of an expected state or event.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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