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《Unsettled Case》 S1·E2 (22:18) HSK 3
wǒ yòu bú shì yì zhí gēn zhe tā

我又不是一直跟着他

“I don't follow him around.”

《Unsettled Case》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 22:18 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ shì zhǐ tā táo xué táo le duō jiǔ le ?

我是指他逃学逃了多久了?

“I meant how long has he been skipping school?”

wǒ yòu bú shì yì zhí gēn zhe tā CURRENT FOCUS

我又不是 一直 跟着 他

“I don't follow him around.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN - wǒ yīng gāi jìn qù - xiàn zài bú shì shí hòu

- 我应该进去 - 现在不是时候

“- [Carl] I should go in. - Doesn't sound like the best time.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: DEFLECTING BLAME
Tone: SNAPPY
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Why are you asking me? I am not his babysitter.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Boundary Setting via Rhetorical Retort

Using '我又不是...' provides a sharp, everyday conversational defense to reject unwanted obligations and establish boundaries.

INTENT TAGS: #rebuttal #deflection #boundary_setting #impatience
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
我又不是 SPOKEN CHUNK

it is not as if I am...; why expect me to...

A very natural spoken rhetorical construction used to deflect an unreasonable request or assumption.

逃学 SPOKEN CHUNK

to play truant; to skip school

Common everyday term referring to unexcused absences by students.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 6 GRAMMAR
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