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《Light to the Night》 S1·E27 (09:34) HSK 4
wǒ men yě yǐ wéi zhè ge jì huà hěn zhōu quán

我们也以为这个计划很周全

“We thought the plan was solid too.”

《Light to the Night》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 09:34 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN pán suàn dé zhēn gòu zhōu quán de

“That's quite thorough planning.”

wǒ men yě yǐ wéi zhè ge jì huà hěn zhōu quán CURRENT FOCUS

我们也 以为 这个 计划很周全

“We thought the plan was solid too.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jié guǒ hái shì chū le yì wài

“But something still went wrong.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: DEFENDING ACTIONS
Tone: JUSTIFYING
Emotion: REGRET
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't blame us for being careless; anyone would have thought the plan was airtight.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Face-Saving Retrospective Justification

Highlighting collective good intentions ('we thought it was comprehensive') helps mitigate personal fault and preserve professional face when unexpected mishaps occur.

INTENT TAGS: #deflection #justification #mitigating_blame
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
周全 SPOKEN CHUNK

comprehensive / well-thought-out

Commonly used to describe plans, arrangements, or hospitality that take every detail into account.

以为 SPOKEN CHUNK

mistakenly thought

Often implies that the prior belief or assumption turned out to be incorrect in hindsight.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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