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《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E5 (10:39) HSK 7
néng bù néng tì wǒ bǎo mì bié gào sù wǒ de jiā rén

能不能替我保密 别告诉我的家人

“Can you keep this secret for me? Don't tell my family,”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 10:39 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ yě shì yī shí cái mí xīn qiào shàng le táng sī lè dí dàng

我也是一时财迷心窍 上了唐斯乐的当

“I was blinded by greed for a moment and fell for Tang Sile's trick.”

néng bù néng tì wǒ bǎo mì bié gào sù wǒ de jiā rén CURRENT FOCUS

能不能 替我保密 别告诉 我的 家人

“Can you keep this secret for me? Don't tell my family,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tè bié shì bù néng ràng wǒ de nǚ ér zhī dào tā zhī dào le

“especially my daughter. If she finds out,”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: PLEADING FOR CONFIDENTIALITY
Tone: DESPERATE
Emotion: FEAR
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I accept whatever punishment comes, but please spare me the humiliation in front of my family.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Mianzi (Face) and Family Shame

In Chinese culture, a personal moral failing damages the entire family's dignity, causing intense dread over a daughter finding out about her parent's wrongdoing.

INTENT TAGS: #face_saving #plea #concealment #shame
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
替我保密 SPOKEN CHUNK

keep a secret for me

Standard idiomatic phrase used when asking someone not to disclose sensitive information.

财迷心窍 SPOKEN CHUNK

blinded by greed

A four-character idiom frequently used to confess or self-criticize having succumbed to monetary temptation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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