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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E40 (09:12) HSK 5
wǒ céng jīng xiǎng xiāng xìn nǐ

我曾经想相信你

“I wanted to believe you.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E40
TIMECODE: 09:12 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN huán yuàn yì xiāng xìn wǒ de huà ma

“believe me at this point?”

wǒ céng jīng xiǎng xiāng xìn nǐ CURRENT FOCUS

我曾经 想相信你

“I wanted to believe you.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shuō

说

“Tell me,”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: EXPRESSING DISAPPOINTMENT
Tone: COLD
Emotion: DISAPPOINTMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I gave you a chance before, but you blew it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Explicit Broken Trust

Directly telling someone 'I once wanted to believe you' in Chinese interpersonal dynamics marks a severe, often irreversible rupture in relational loyalty.

INTENT TAGS: #distrust #disillusionment #confrontation #rejection
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
曾经想 SPOKEN CHUNK

once wanted to / at one point intended to

Signals that a past intention has been cancelled or reversed by subsequent events.

相信你 SPOKEN CHUNK

trust you / believe you

A standard expression for interpersonal trust, often paired with time markers to show shifts in confidence.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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