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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E33 (08:19) HSK 7
nǐ kàn bà hái liú le yī shǒu

你看 爸还留了一手

“Look. I kept something up his sleeve.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E33
TIMECODE: 08:19 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN lái

来

“Here.”

nǐ kàn bà hái liú le yī shǒu CURRENT FOCUS

你看 爸还 留了一手

“Look. I kept something up his sleeve.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hǎo hē ma

好喝吗

“Is it good?”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: PLAYFUL BOASTING
Tone: PLAYFUL
Emotion: PRIDE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“See how clever and caring I am? I saved the best for you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Parental Affection through Action

Traditional Chinese fathers often express love not through direct emotional declarations, but by saving special food or demonstrating secret culinary/practical skills.

INTENT TAGS: #affection #boasting #delight #bonding
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
留了一手 SPOKEN CHUNK

to keep a trick up one's sleeve; to hold back a secret skill or reserve

Commonly used both playfully in daily life (saving food/skills) and seriously in strategic competition.

你看 SPOKEN CHUNK

Look; see

An attention-drawing discourse marker often used to direct someone's gaze to a demonstration.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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