《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E20 (12:00)
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wǒ běn lái shì xiǎng qù zhuā zhù tā de
我本来是想去抓住他的
“I wanted to catch him.”
《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》
S1·E20
TIMECODE: 12:00
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
rán hòu jiù tiào lóu le
然后就跳楼了
“so he jumped off the building.”
wǒ běn lái shì xiǎng qù zhuā zhù tā de
CURRENT FOCUS
我 本来是想 去 抓住他 的
“I wanted to catch him.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
dàn shì méi yǒu jī huì
但是没有机会
“But I didn't get the chance.”
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Scene:
Legal & Police
Function:
SELF DEFENSE
Tone:
JUSTIFYING
Emotion:
REGRET
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't blame me for the bad result—I was actively trying to intercept him.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Justifying Prior Intent (初衷解释)
In Chinese discourse, emphasizing one's genuine initial intent (本来/初衷) serves to mitigate perceived incompetence or fault when a situation goes wrong.
INTENT TAGS:
#justification
#clarification
#excusing
#explaining
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
本来是想
SPOKEN CHUNK
originally intended to; had planned to
Used to describe an initial plan or motive that was disrupted by unexpected circumstances.
抓住他
SPOKEN CHUNK
to catch him; to seize him
Standard collocation for physically grabbing or apprehending a person.
Modal Particle「的」 (de)
CHANGE OF STATE
Emphasizes the past intention or factual status of the speaker's prior plan.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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