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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E9 (25:54) HSK 3
wǒ bù yīng gāi duì nǐ shuō nà yàng de huà

我不应该对你说那样的话

“I shouldn't have said those things to you.”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 25:54 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhī qián shì wǒ bú duì

“I was wrong before.”

wǒ bù yīng gāi duì nǐ shuō nà yàng de huà CURRENT FOCUS

我 不应该 对 你说 那样的 话

“I shouldn't have said those things to you.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn wǒ dāng shí shì zhēn pà dān wù nǐ

“I was just afraid of holding you back.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: ADMITTING MISTAKE
Tone: APOLOGETIC
Emotion: GUILT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Direct Apologies in Close Relationships

Direct verbal apologies like this are relatively rare in traditional Chinese relationships and indicate deep sincerity and emotional vulnerability.

INTENT TAGS: #apology #regret #reconciliation #vulnerability
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不应该 SPOKEN CHUNK

should not have

A common auxiliary phrase used to express self-reproach or acknowledge an error in hindsight.

对你说那样的话 SPOKEN CHUNK

say those kinds of words to you

Use this pattern when apologizing for saying something hurtful, rude, or insensitive.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E9 (25:54) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus