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《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E31 (22:00) HSK 4
ā tián nǐ kě shì gěi wǒ bǎo zhèng guò

阿田 你可是给我保证过

“Tian, you promised me”

《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E31
TIMECODE: 22:00 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bù néng

不能

“No.”

ā tián nǐ kě shì gěi wǒ bǎo zhèng guò CURRENT FOCUS

阿田 你可是 给我保证过

“Tian, you promised me”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xīn de tài lái jī xiè chǎng

新的泰来机械厂

“that the new Tailai Machinery Factory”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: HOLDING ACCOUNTABLE
Tone: REPROACHFUL
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You gave me your word, so do not even think about backing out now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Commitment and Relational Trust (Cheng'nuo)

In Chinese professional dynamics, giving an explicit personal guarantee creates a moral and interpersonal obligation that partners will readily evoke if plans go awry.

INTENT TAGS: #reminding #pressuring #holding_accountable #confronting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
可是 SPOKEN CHUNK

indeed / certainly (used for emphasis)

Placed before a verb phrase to strongly underline a past commitment or undeniable fact.

保证过 SPOKEN CHUNK

have promised / guaranteed in the past

Use this collocation when calling someone out on a previous commitment.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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