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《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E5 (16:47) HSK 2
wǒ hái méi yǒu zhǔn bèi hǎo yào chū guó

我还没有准备好要出国

“I'm not ready to go abroad.”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 16:47 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zěn me kě néng bǎ qián cún zài yín háng ne

“Why would we put money in a bank?”

wǒ hái méi yǒu zhǔn bèi hǎo yào chū guó CURRENT FOCUS

我 还没有 准备好 要出国

“I'm not ready to go abroad.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn nǐ yě kě yǐ bù zǒu

但你也可以不走

“You don't have to go.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: EXPRESSING HESITATION
Tone: VULNERABLE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please do not force me into this; I am scared and unprepared.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Parental Expectations vs Individual Readiness

Going abroad is often viewed in Chinese families as a family-funded prestige investment, creating pressure on youth who may feel unready.

INTENT TAGS: #hesitation #reluctance #appealing #vulnerability
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
还没有准备好 SPOKEN CHUNK

not ready yet

Standard pattern to express mental, physical, or logistical unreadiness for an action.

出国 SPOKEN CHUNK

to go abroad

A high-frequency verb-object compound referring to studying, working, or immigrating overseas.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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