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《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E19 (09:39) HSK 6
nín bú yào zài tí qián de shì le wǒ gēn nǐ shuō shí huà

您不要再提钱的事了 我跟你说实话

“Please don't mention money again. To tell you the truth,”

《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 09:39 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhāng tài tài

张太太

“Mrs. Zhang.”

nín bú yào zài tí qián de shì le wǒ gēn nǐ shuō shí huà CURRENT FOCUS

您 不要再提 钱的事 了 我跟你说 实话

“Please don't mention money again. To tell you the truth,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN sōng hù kàng zhàn yī kāi shǐ

淞沪抗战一开始

“when the Battle of Shanghai started,”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: FIRM REFUSAL
Tone: EARNEST
Emotion: URGENCY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Money does not matter anymore in times like this; let us face reality.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Righteousness Over Profit (Yi vs Li)

Traditional Chinese ethics heavily emphasize prioritizing virtue, kinship, and duty over monetary concerns, especially during grave crises.

INTENT TAGS: #refusal #reframing #candor #urgency
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不要再提 SPOKEN CHUNK

do not bring up again

Used to shut down a topic that the speaker finds irrelevant, inappropriate, or painful.

说实话 SPOKEN CHUNK

to tell the truth; frankly speaking

A discourse marker used before delivering a candid, often grave or difficult piece of information.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Signifies a command to stop an ongoing action, namely discussing money.

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4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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