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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E13 (08:04) HSK 3
gāng kě shì nǐ zì jǐ shuō de nǐ shì yǒu qí tā nán péng yǒu de

刚可是你自己说的 你是有其他男朋友的

“You said it yourself just now. You have another boyfriend. I'm going to tell Cai.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 08:04 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ yào qù yuē huì hé wǒ nán péng yǒu

我要去约会和我男朋友

“I'm going on a date with my boyfriend.”

gāng kě shì nǐ zì jǐ shuō de nǐ shì yǒu qí tā nán péng yǒu de CURRENT FOCUS

刚 可是 你自己说的 你是 有其他 男朋友 的

“You said it yourself just now. You have another boyfriend. I'm going to tell Cai.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ yào gào sù lǎo cài nǐ bú yào lā zhe wǒ wǒ de yī fú hěn guì de

“You have another boyfriend. I'm going to tell Cai. Don't pull me. My clothes are expensive.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: CHALLENGING CONTRADICTION
Tone: ACCUSATORY AND CONFRONTATIONAL
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Calling Out Inconsistency (抓把柄/反问)

In Chinese interpersonal disputes, directly quoting someone's contradictory remarks strips away their moral high ground and face.

INTENT TAGS: #confrontation #challenging #accusation #pointing out contradiction
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
你自己说的 SPOKEN CHUNK

you said it yourself

Employed to pin accountability directly on the listener during an argument by quoting them.

刚可是 SPOKEN CHUNK

just now, however...

Used in spoken Mandarin to contrast someone's immediate action with what was just stated moments ago.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Emphasizes the established reality of what was claimed (part of the '是...的' construction).

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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