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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E23 (10:40) HSK 7
wǒ men yì zhí shì qíng rén de guān xì

我们一直是情人的关系

“Li Dongming and I have been having an affair.”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 10:40 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ gēn lǐ dōng míng

我跟李东明

“Li Dongming and I have been having an affair.”

wǒ men yì zhí shì qíng rén de guān xì CURRENT FOCUS

我们一直是情人的关系

“Li Dongming and I have been having an affair.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yī kāi shǐ wǒ men hěn hǎo

一开始我们很好

“At first, we were good.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: CONFESSING
Tone: CANDID
Emotion: MELANCHOLY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Nuance of Qingren (情人)

While '情人' translates directly to 'lover', in contemporary mainland discourse it often carries a specific social implication of an extramarital partner or an unofficial romantic affair.

INTENT TAGS: #confession #disclosure #clarification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
情人的关系 SPOKEN CHUNK

a romantic relationship (often extramarital or secret lovers)

In modern spoken Chinese, 情人 frequently carries the connotation of being lovers outside of marriage or in an unconventional arrangement.

CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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