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《Our Dazzling Days》 S1·E20 (05:51) HSK 4
wǒ dào shí hòu lián běn dài xī yì qǐ hái nǐ

我到时候连本带息一起还你

“I promise to pay you back, including interest.”

《Our Dazzling Days》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 05:51 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ huì hé suàn dào jiāng nán jī xiè chǎng

我会核算到江南机械厂

“from the internet projects to Jiangnan Machinery Plant.”

wǒ dào shí hòu lián běn dài xī yì qǐ hái nǐ CURRENT FOCUS

我 到时候 连本带息 一起还 你

“I promise to pay you back, including interest.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hái yǒu nǐ yě bù néng zài gōng sī dài le

还有 你也不能在公司待了

“Besides, you have to leave the company now,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: MAKING A PROMISE
Tone: PLEADING
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I messed up financially, but I will make you whole so please do not ruin me over this.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Financial Accountability in Relationships

In Chinese business and personal circles, borrowing money carries heavy moral weight; promising 'principal plus interest' signals ultimate sincerity and an effort to protect personal integrity.

INTENT TAGS: #promising #restitution #damage_control #pleading
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
到时候 SPOKEN CHUNK

when the time comes; then

A very common time phrase used to defer action until a future condition is met.

连本带息 SPOKEN CHUNK

both principal and interest; in full with interest

A standard four-character idiomatic phrase used when discussing debts and loan repayments.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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