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《The Heir》 S1·E19 (28:55) HSK 7
wǒ gē nà rén xiàng lái gǔ bǎn tā yào shì shuō le shén me bù zhōng tīng de huà

我哥那人向来古板 他要是说了什么不中听的话

“My brother has always been very rigid. If he said anything unpleasant,”

《The Heir》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 28:55 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè jǐ rì zài mò fāng hái hǎo ma

这几日在墨坊还好吗

“How have things been at the ink workshop these days?”

wǒ gē nà rén xiàng lái gǔ bǎn tā yào shì shuō le shén me bù zhōng tīng de huà CURRENT FOCUS

我哥那人 向来 古板 他 要是 说了什么 不中听 的话

“My brother has always been very rigid. If he said anything unpleasant,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qiān wàn bié zài yì méi yǒu yī qiè dōu tǐng hǎo de gū gū fàng xīn ba

千万别在意 没有 一切都挺好的 姑姑放心吧

“please don't take it to heart. No, everything is fine. Don't worry, Aunt.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: PREEMPTIVE APOLOGY
Tone: CONCILIATORY
Emotion: SOLICITUDE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't be offended by my brother; he's harsh with everyone.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Family Mediating and Smoothing Relations (Da Yuan Chang)

Close relatives often intervene to apologize preemptively for blunt elders or siblings, protecting interpersonal harmony.

INTENT TAGS: #smoothing_over #preemptive_excuse #reassurance #mediation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
向来 SPOKEN CHUNK

always; all along

Used to describe an enduring habit or character trait.

不中听 SPOKEN CHUNK

unpleasant to hear; offensive to the ear

A polite, understated way to describe harsh, tactless, or critical remarks.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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