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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E26 (11:00) HSK 7
wǒ men bú shì yǒu yì tīng nǐ men shuō huà de

我们不是有意听你们说话的

“We didn't mean to overhear.”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E26
TIMECODE: 11:00 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bà

爸

“Dad.”

wǒ men bú shì yǒu yì tīng nǐ men shuō huà de CURRENT FOCUS

我们 不是有意 听 你们 说话 的

“We didn't mean to overhear.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN rú guǒ nín xiǎng gěi wǒ zhuó zi

如果您想给我镯子

“If you were planning to give me the bracelet,”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: APOLOGIZING OR EXCUSING
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: EMBARRASSMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please do not be mad, we just happened to overhear by accident.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Boundary Maintenance and Saving Face

Overhearing sensitive elder discussions violates propriety, making an immediate disclaimer essential to preserve harmony and respect.

INTENT TAGS: #excusing #defusing_tension #self_defense #polite_denial
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不是有意 SPOKEN CHUNK

did not do on purpose / not intentional

Use this polite phrase to clarify an accidental action and avoid blame.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Emphasizes the categorical nature of the statement, asserting sincerity.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

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

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E26 (11:00) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus