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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E12 (26:10) HSK 4
wǒ zhī dào nǐ de qián dōu shì liú zhe shàng dà xué de

我知道你的钱都是留着上大学的

“I know you saved that money for college.”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 26:10 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ qù nǎ le

你去哪了

“Where did you go?”

wǒ zhī dào nǐ de qián dōu shì liú zhe shàng dà xué de CURRENT FOCUS

我知道 你的钱都是 留着上大学 的

“I know you saved that money for college.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN duì bù qǐ

对不起

“I'm sorry.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: ACKNOWLEDGING SACRIFICE
Tone: REMORSEFUL
Emotion: GUILT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I know how sacred that money is for your future, which makes what happened even harder to bear.”
💡 Cultural Insight: College Education as Family Hope

In working-class Chinese households, college savings represent the sole vehicle for upward mobility; compromising such funds carries intense moral and familial weight.

INTENT TAGS: #guilt #empathy #acknowledgment #remorse
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
留着上大学 SPOKEN CHUNK

saved/set aside for going to college

Used with '留着 + purpose' to denote reserving limited resources for an essential future goal.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Affirms the dedicated purpose of the savings in a declarative, emotionally weighty manner.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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