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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E40 (09:07) HSK 3
huán yuàn yì xiāng xìn wǒ de huà ma

还愿意相信我的话吗

“believe me at this point?”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E40
TIMECODE: 09:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ xiàn zài

你现在

“Would you still”

huán yuàn yì xiāng xìn wǒ de huà ma CURRENT FOCUS

还 愿意相信 我的话吗

“believe me at this point?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ céng jīng xiǎng xiāng xìn nǐ

“I wanted to believe you.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: SEEKING CONFIRMATION
Tone: TENTATIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Can you give me another chance to explain myself, or have you written me off completely?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Interpersonal Trust (信任)

In Chinese relational culture, directly asking whether trust remains signifies a pivotal, high-stakes emotional or interrogative moment where the relationship's foundation is on the line.

INTENT TAGS: #probing #appeal_for_trust #vulnerability #gauging_reaction
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
还愿意 SPOKEN CHUNK

still willing to

Used when asking whether a previous willingness or inclination still persists after doubts or hardships.

相信我的话 SPOKEN CHUNK

believe what I say; take my word for it

A natural spoken phrase meaning to trust someone's verbal testimony or claims.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Transforms the declarative clause into a direct yes-no question asking for the listener's genuine stance.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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