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《COURT!》 S1·E25 (21:34) HSK 3
lái de shí hòu shuō dé yě tǐng hǎo de

来的时候说得也挺好的

“also spoke very positively at first,”

《COURT!》 S1·E25
TIMECODE: 21:34 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhī qián yǒu lái guò de lǜ shī

之前有来过的律师

“Some lawyers who came before”

lái de shí hòu shuō dé yě tǐng hǎo de CURRENT FOCUS

来 的时候 说 得 也挺好的

“also spoke very positively at first,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn shì dāng tā men zhēn de kàn dào le nà xiē

但是当他们真的看到了那些

“but when they actually saw”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: SKEPTICAL RECOUNTING
Tone: SKEPTICAL
Emotion: DISILLUSIONMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Talk is cheap—they made grand promises at first, but bailed once they saw the real mess.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Contrast of Words vs. Deeds (说一套做一套)

Chinese interpersonal assessment heavily values follow-through over smooth rhetoric, viewing initial smooth talk with pragmatic skepticism.

INTENT TAGS: #skepticism #contrast #disillusionment #criticism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
说得也挺好的 SPOKEN CHUNK

sounded quite good; spoke quite nicely

Often carries a subtext of reservation or irony, setting up a sharp 'but' in the subsequent clause.

来的时候 SPOKEN CHUNK

at the time of coming; when they arrived

Standard temporal clause used to frame a retrospective comparison.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks an assertive descriptive state regarding their verbal promises.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 6 GRAMMAR
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