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《The First Jasmine》 S1·E28 (12:51) HSK 3
kě shì bù gào sù tā tā yě bú huì zhī dào a

可是不告诉他 他也不会知道啊

“But if we don't tell him, he won't find out.”

《The First Jasmine》 S1·E28
TIMECODE: 12:51 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiù bù yīng gāi yǒu suǒ yǐn mán

就不应该有所隐瞒

“So we shouldn't have any concealment.”

kě shì bù gào sù tā tā yě bú huì zhī dào a CURRENT FOCUS

可是 不 告诉他 他也不会知道 啊

“But if we don't tell him, he won't find out.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhēn xiàng jiù shì zhēn xiàng

真相就是真相

“The truth is the truth. It can't be hidden.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: COUNTERING
Tone: PERSUASIVE
Emotion: HESITATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“What he doesn't know won't hurt him, so let's just keep quiet.”
💡 Cultural Insight: White Lies vs. Absolute Honesty (善意的谎言)

In Chinese interpersonal relations, pragmatism and maintaining peace often compete against absolute disclosure of the truth.

INTENT TAGS: #counter_argument #rationalization #justifying_secrecy #persuasion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
可是 SPOKEN CHUNK

but; however

Standard conversational transition to raise an objection or provide a counterargument.

也不会 SPOKEN CHUNK

also won't; would not either

Used to denote an inevitable negative consequence following a condition.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds an explanatory, appealing tone to make the speaker's logic seem obvious.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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