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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E1 (10:17) HSK 4
wǒ dōu qǐ jiǎng zi le nǐ shuō wǒ zhī dào zhè xiāo xī bù gào sù nǐ

我都起膙子了 你说我知道这消息 不告诉你

“like a million times. What kind of friend would I be”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 10:17 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ tiān tiān zài wǒ ěr duǒ biān dáo gu shén me yuè hǎi yuè hǎi

“You keep droning on about Yuehai in my ear every day,”

wǒ dōu qǐ jiǎng zi le nǐ shuō wǒ zhī dào zhè xiāo xī bù gào sù nǐ CURRENT FOCUS

我都 起膙子 了 你说 我知道 这消息 不告诉你

“like a million times. What kind of friend would I be”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ duì de qǐ nǐ a

我对得起你啊

“if I didn't tell you?”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: DEFENDING ONESELF
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“After everything I went through for you, how can you accuse me of keeping secrets from you?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Dui De Qi (Being Worthy of Someone)

The speaker invokes personal loyalty and sacrifice to counter suspicion, highlighting how vital reciprocity and integrity are in close relationships.

INTENT TAGS: #self_defense #grievance #indignation #demanding_fairness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
起膙子 SPOKEN CHUNK

to develop calluses

A Northern Chinese colloquialism used metaphorically or literally to describe wear and exhaustion from relentless labor or hearing something repeatedly.

你说 SPOKEN CHUNK

you say / how can you say

A rhetorical conversation starter used to appeal to fairness or protest an unfair accusation.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks an intensified change of state regarding growing calluses.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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