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《The Truth》 S1·E1 (41:33) HSK 3
ràng wǒ yí dìng yào kàn zhù nǐ dàn fán yǒu yī huì er méi kàn zhù

让我一定要看住你 但凡有一会儿没看住

“to watch you closely. If I lose sight of you,”

《The Truth》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 41:33 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ yě xián wǒ zì jǐ fán dàn shì lǐng dǎo yǒu rèn wù jiāo dài gěi wǒ le

我也嫌我自己烦 但是领导有任务交代给我了

“I annoy myself too. But the captain gave me the task”

ràng wǒ yí dìng yào kàn zhù nǐ dàn fán yǒu yī huì er méi kàn zhù CURRENT FOCUS

让 我一定 要 看住你 但凡 有 一会儿 没 看住

“to watch you closely. If I lose sight of you,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ yě dé gēn zhe nǐ yī kuài ér shòu fá

我也得跟着你一块儿受罚

“both of us will be punished.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: PLEADING COMPLIANCE
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please cooperate with me, or my boss will punish me along with you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Joint Responsibility (Lianzuo)

In Chinese work culture, peers or supervisors are frequently held collectively accountable when a designated person makes a mistake.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #compliance_seeking #distress #deflection
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
看住 SPOKEN CHUNK

to keep an eye on; to closely monitor

Commonly used in spoken Chinese when someone is tasked with supervising someone else closely so they do not slip away or cause trouble.

但凡 SPOKEN CHUNK

if only; if even for a moment; as long as

Used in conditional sentences to emphasize an extreme minimum condition leading to a negative consequence.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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