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《About Love》 S1·E21 (37:30) HSK 2
yǒu yī jiàn shì qíng shuō chū lái nǐ bié jiàn guài

有一件事情 说出来你别见怪

“There's something I need to say. No offense.”

《About Love》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 37:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dāng rán kě yǐ

当然可以

“Of course not.”

yǒu yī jiàn shì qíng shuō chū lái nǐ bié jiàn guài CURRENT FOCUS

有一件事情 说出来 你别见怪

“There's something I need to say. No offense.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ xiān gěi nǐ dào qiàn le

我先给你道歉了

“Let me apologize first.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: HEDGING SENSITIVE DISCLOSURE
Tone: CONCILIATORY
Emotion: APPREHENSION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Brace yourself; what I'm about to say might upset you, but I need you not to be angry at me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Face Protection via Prefatory Hedging

Chinese speakers frequently apologize or request pardon before making critical statements to preserve both parties' mianzi (face) and mitigate social tension.

INTENT TAGS: #hedging #face_saving #preemptive_apology #disclosure
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
别见怪 SPOKEN CHUNK

do not take offense; please excuse me

A courteous disclaimer used before saying something intrusive, embarrassing, or critical.

说出来 SPOKEN CHUNK

to speak out; to say it aloud

Used when vocalizing thoughts that have been kept inside or are difficult to articulate.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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