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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E1 (17:32) HSK 4
wǒ yǐ jīng gēn nǐ jiě shì guò le wǒ bú shì gù yì de

我已经跟你解释过了 我不是故意的

“I've already explained. I didn't mean this.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 17:32 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè wèi xiǎo tóng zhì nǐ shén me yì si ya

“Wait, what do you mean?”

wǒ yǐ jīng gēn nǐ jiě shì guò le wǒ bú shì gù yì de CURRENT FOCUS

我已经跟你 解释过 了 我不是 故意的

“I've already explained. I didn't mean this.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ shì yīn wèi tài máng le suǒ yǐ dān wù le yì diǎn shí jiān

我是因为太忙了 所以耽误了一点时间

“I was just too busy. So I was delayed a bit.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: SELF DEFENSE
Tone: IMPATIENT
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I've told you already, so stop badgering me about an honest mistake.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Distinction Between Intentional and Accidental Transgression

In Chinese conflict resolution, clearly establishing that an act was 'not intentional' is critical to avoid being branded as disrespectful or morally flawed.

INTENT TAGS: #self_defense #impatience #conflict #justification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
已经……了 SPOKEN CHUNK

already...

Emphasizes that an action has already taken place, often conveying impatience when repeated.

不是故意的 SPOKEN CHUNK

not on purpose / unintentional

Standard formulaic expression used to clarify lack of malicious intent after a mistake.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Emphasizes the completed nature of the explanation to stress that further discussion is unnecessary.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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