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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E39 (37:20) HSK 4
jiù dāng zhè shì cóng lái méi yǒu fā shēng guò

就当这事 从来没有发生过

“Just pretend it never happened.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E39
TIMECODE: 37:20 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhēng yī zhī yǎn bì yī zhī yǎn

“Turn a blind eye.”

jiù dāng zhè shì cóng lái méi yǒu fā shēng guò CURRENT FOCUS

就当 这事 从来没有 发生过

“Just pretend it never happened.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiù dāng cóng lái méi fā shēng guò

就当从来没发生过

“Pretend it never happened?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: PROPOSING COMPROMISE
Tone: CONSPIRATORIAL
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Keep quiet and let's bury this issue forever so neither of us gets into trouble.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Covering Up for Harmony (息事宁人)

Chinese interpersonal dynamics often favor settling matters quietly and pretending troubles never happened to maintain surface harmony and protect collective interests.

INTENT TAGS: #cover_up #collusion #plea #hushing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
就当 SPOKEN CHUNK

just treat it as / pretend that

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to suggest adopting a certain assumption or pretending an event did not occur.

从来没有发生过 SPOKEN CHUNK

never happened before

A standard collocation used when wishing to erase an error or pretend a mistake never took place.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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