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《The Truth》 S1·E8 (17:01) HSK 4
tiān dì liáng xīn a dà gē nǐ xǐng de shí hòu wǒ hái méi qǐ ne

天地良心啊 大哥 你醒的时候我还没起呢

“I swear on my life, man. I was sleeping when you got up.”

《The Truth》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 17:01 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bú shì shuō le bú yào yì qǐ chuān ma

“Didn't we agree not to wear it together?”

tiān dì liáng xīn a dà gē nǐ xǐng de shí hòu wǒ hái méi qǐ ne CURRENT FOCUS

天地良心 啊 大哥 你醒 的时候 我 还没 起 呢

“I swear on my life, man. I was sleeping when you got up.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ zěn me zhī dào nǐ chuān de zhè ge

“How did I know you'd wear this?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: SELF DEFENSE
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Swearing by Heaven and Conscience (天地良心)

Evoking 'heaven and earth' alongside 'conscience' is a classic cultural idiom used to convey profound innocence when unjustly accused of petty schemes.

INTENT TAGS: #self_defense #denial #exasperation #innocence
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
天地良心 SPOKEN CHUNK

honestly / heaven be my witness

A colloquial idiom used to swear one's complete innocence and clear conscience.

大哥 SPOKEN CHUNK

big brother / bro / buddy

Used colloquially to address a peer with exasperation or mock deference.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Emphasizes indignation and urgent pleading for fairness.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Highlights an ongoing state to underline the timeline difference.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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