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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E22 (20:39) HSK 5
běn lái shuō hǎo guò liǎng tiān yào shǒu shù de dàn shì

本来说好过两天要手术的 但是

“He was scheduled for surgery in a couple of days. But he suddenly saw that video of Shen Xing,”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 20:39 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN qiǎng jiù guò lái le

抢救过来了

“He's stabilized.”

běn lái shuō hǎo guò liǎng tiān yào shǒu shù de dàn shì CURRENT FOCUS

本来说好 过两天 要手术的 但是

“He was scheduled for surgery in a couple of days. But he suddenly saw that video of Shen Xing,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā tū rán kàn dào shěn xīng nà ge shì pín xuè yā yī xià jiù bào biǎo le

“But he suddenly saw that video of Shen Xing, so his blood pressure spiked.”

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Scene: Medical & Health
Function: EXPLAINING SITUATION
Tone: SERIOUS
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

INTENT TAGS: #narration #contrast #medical_update #explaining_complication
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
本来说好 SPOKEN CHUNK

originally agreed upon; originally planned

Used to introduce an initial plan or agreement before explaining how things went wrong (almost always followed by 'but').

过两天 SPOKEN CHUNK

in a couple of days; in a few days

Wait! 'Two' here is approximate, meaning 'a few days later' rather than strictly 48 hours.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Part of the implicit '是...的' construction, used here to affirm certainty about a past arrangement ('it was settled that...').

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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