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《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E37 (14:26) HSK 6
wǒ yuán běn shì yào gēn tā yì qǐ qù de

我原本是要跟她一起去的

“I was supposed to go with her,”

《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E37
TIMECODE: 14:26 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN fáng kǎ shì wǒ gěi mì yǔ jiě de

房卡是我给蜜语姐的

“I gave the room card to Miyu.”

wǒ yuán běn shì yào gēn tā yì qǐ qù de CURRENT FOCUS

我 原本是要 跟她 一起去 的

“I was supposed to go with her,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jié guǒ dāng shí

结果当时

“but I got held up at the time”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DEFENDING ONESELF
Tone: APOLOGETIC AND EXPLANATORY
Emotion: DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't blame me for what happened—I never planned to leave her alone.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Intent vs. Outcome Defense

When an adverse event occurs, Chinese speakers often emphasize good or neutral original intent ('本意') to mitigate moral responsibility and blame.

INTENT TAGS: #self_defense #explanation #clarification #excuse
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
原本是要 SPOKEN CHUNK

originally intended to / was supposed to

Commonly used to contrast an initial plan with what actually happened due to an unforeseen disruption.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Part of the '是...的' construction used to stress the factual reality of the speaker's original intent.

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2 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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