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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E7 (41:49) HSK 7
dàn shì zhè zhǒng shì mán dé guò qù ma xiān xíng dòng zài shuō

但是这种事瞒得过去吗 先行动再说

“But can we actually hide this from them? We should do it first.”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 41:49 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zán men jiù xiān bǎ zhèng ná le tā men zhī dào yě méi bàn fǎ

“Let's acquire our marriage certificate first. They can't do anything about it even if they find out.”

dàn shì zhè zhǒng shì mán dé guò qù ma xiān xíng dòng zài shuō CURRENT FOCUS

但是这种事 瞒得过去吗 先行动再说

“But can we actually hide this from them? We should do it first.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jīn tiān wǎn shàng nǐ bǎ zhè ge chē qí zǒu

“Take this bicycle with you tonight.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: URGING ACTION
Tone: URGENT
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“They will find out eventually, so let's just do it now before they have a chance to stop us.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Fait Accompli (Xian Zhan Hou Zou)

When facing strong parental opposition to marriage, young couples sometimes register marriage certificates secretly so families are forced to accept the done deal.

INTENT TAGS: #decisiveness #pragmatism #secrecy #fait_accompli
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
瞒得过去 SPOKEN CHUNK

to manage to conceal; to pull off a cover-up

A potential complement structure used when evaluating whether a secret or deception can remain undetected.

先……再说 SPOKEN CHUNK

do ... first and leave the rest for later

A frequent conversational formula indicating immediate pragmatic action over long-term deliberation.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Turns the rhetorical question into a poignant check on reality.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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