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《Go Ahead》 S1·E2 (33:27) HSK 1
dōu sān gè yuè le wǒ men cái zhī dào

都三个月了 我们才知道

“for three months, we knew that.”

《Go Ahead》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 33:27 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dāng shí chén tíng huái yún yún

当时陈婷怀云云

“When Chen Ting was pregnant with Yun”

dōu sān gè yuè le wǒ men cái zhī dào CURRENT FOCUS

都三个月了 我们 才知道

“for three months, we knew that.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wèi le yào zhè ge hái zi

为了要这个孩子

“To give birth to this child,”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: SHARING INFORMATION
Tone: REPROACHFUL
Emotion: DISAPPROVAL
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“She deliberately kept us in the dark for three entire months.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Family Transparency in Major Life Events

In Chinese family culture, major events like pregnancy are considered family-wide matters; withholding such information is often seen as secretive or disruptive to family harmony.

INTENT TAGS: #complaining #sharing_background #expressing_dissatisfaction #recounting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
都...了 SPOKEN CHUNK

already (indicating lateness, excess, or surprise)

Used to express that a situation has already reached a certain point, often with a hint of dissatisfaction or astonishment.

才 SPOKEN CHUNK

only then / not until

Emphasizes that an action or realization happened surprisingly late.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks an existing state or elapsed time duration with emphatic realization.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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