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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E18 (38:52) HSK 3
zǎo zhī dào gāng cái jiù yīng gāi bǎ tā qǐng zǒu

早知道 刚才就应该把她请走

“If I had known earlier, I should've asked her to leave just now!”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 38:52 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè bǐ diàn shì guǎng bō yǒu xiàn gōng sī háo mén jù de tào lù dōu yào chéng shú

“Even TVB's high-society drama writers couldn't have pulled off something this slick!”

zǎo zhī dào gāng cái jiù yīng gāi bǎ tā qǐng zǒu CURRENT FOCUS

早知道 刚 才 就应该 把她请走

“If I had known earlier, I should've asked her to leave just now!”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nín bú shì shuō zhè yàng huì ràng méi tǐ gèng guān zhù tā ma

“Didn't you say that would only make the media pay more attention to her?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: EXPRESSING REGRET
Tone: SELF-CRITICAL
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Letting her stay was a huge mistake; she's making things far worse than I expected.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Polite Euphemism (请走) in Conflict

Using '请' (invite/please) before an action like leaving softens an expulsion, maintaining surface decorum even when forcibly ejecting someone.

INTENT TAGS: #regret #hindsight #damage_control #frustration
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
早知道 SPOKEN CHUNK

had I known earlier / if only I knew

Standard idiomatic construction to introduce hindsight regret or an alternative past action.

请走 SPOKEN CHUNK

politely escort someone away / ask someone to leave

A polite euphemism for throwing someone out or making an unwanted guest leave.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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