《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E40 (26:18)
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wǒ yì zhí yǐ wéi
我一直以为
“I always thought”
《Born to Be Alive》
S1·E40
TIMECODE: 26:18
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
wǒ
我
“I...”
wǒ yì zhí yǐ wéi
CURRENT FOCUS
我一直以为
“I always thought”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
wǒ men shì liǎng tiáo shū tú tóng guī de hé liú
我们是两条 殊途同归的河流
“we were two rivers taking different paths but flowing toward the same sea.”
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Scene:
Social & Dating
Function:
CONFESSING MISCONCEPTION
Tone:
MELANCHOLIC
Emotion:
DISILLUSIONMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I was wrong about us all along.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Indirect realization of romantic divergence
Chinese speakers often soften painful realizations about broken relationships by framing them around retrospective assumptions rather than direct blame.
INTENT TAGS:
#realization
#reflection
#disillusionment
#preface
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
一直以为
SPOKEN CHUNK
always thought / had assumed all along
Use this phrase to introduce a past belief that has now been proven incorrect or mistaken.
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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E40 (26:18) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus