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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E2 (36:18) HSK 3
bié bǎ zhè jiàn shì qíng gào sù nǐ ā mā

别把这件事情 告诉你阿妈

“don't tell your mom about this?”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 36:18 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ néng dā yìng ā bà ma

你能答应阿爸吗

“Can you promise me”

bié bǎ zhè jiàn shì qíng gào sù nǐ ā mā CURRENT FOCUS

别把这件事情 告诉你 阿妈

“don't tell your mom about this?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hǎo

好

“Okay.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: PROHIBITING
Tone: CONFIDENTIAL
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Keep quiet about this or we'll both get into huge trouble with your mom.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Domestic Alliances and Secrecy

In Chinese domestic life, a parent asking a child to hide minor transgressions from the other parent (especially the matriarch) is a common pragmatic trope for avoiding domestic friction.

INTENT TAGS: #swearing_secrecy #suppression #avoiding_conflict #protective
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
把这件事情 SPOKEN CHUNK

this matter / this thing (as object in a disposal construction)

Standard disposal structure introducing the topic or object before the action verb.

告诉你阿妈 SPOKEN CHUNK

tell your mother

Colloquial phrase often paired with negative imperatives to enjoin secrecy.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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