《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E9 (20:38)
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wǒ zhī qián méi gēn nǐ shuō shì yīn wèi nǐ zhī qián yě gēn wǒ shuō guò
我之前没跟你说 是因为你之前也跟我说过
“I didn't tell you because you once said that once I got better,”
《Love Story in the 1970s》
S1·E9
TIMECODE: 20:38
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
shén me shí hòu de shì nǐ zěn me xiàn zài cái gēn wǒ shuō
“When did that happen? Why are you only telling me now?”
wǒ zhī qián méi gēn nǐ shuō shì yīn wèi nǐ zhī qián yě gēn wǒ shuō guò
CURRENT FOCUS
我之前 没跟你说 是因为 你之前也 跟我说过
“I didn't tell you because you once said that once I got better,”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
děng wǒ bìng hǎo le yǐ hòu nǐ jiù bù zhào gù wǒ le
“you wouldn't look after me anymore.”
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Scene:
Social & Dating
Function:
JUSTIFICATION
Tone:
DEFENSIVE
Emotion:
ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I hid it because I was terrified you would leave me once I got better.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Emotional Insecurity in Caretaking
In Chinese romantic relationships, an illness sometimes creates a prolonged excuse for mutual dependence (yilai), leading individuals to withhold recovery news to prolong intimacy.
INTENT TAGS:
#justification
#confession
#insecurity
#vulnerability
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
之前没跟你说
SPOKEN CHUNK
didn't tell you earlier / kept it from you before
A very common conversational opener when confessing or explaining past silence or secrets.
是因为
SPOKEN CHUNK
it is because...
Essential connective used to introduce reasons or explanations in spoken Mandarin.
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3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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