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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E33 (11:32) HSK 3
wǒ bà tā shì bù xiǎo xīn de

我爸他是不小心的

“my dad didn't mean to.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E33
TIMECODE: 11:32 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dà jiù

大舅

“Uncle,”

wǒ bà tā shì bù xiǎo xīn de CURRENT FOCUS

我爸 他是 不小心的

“my dad didn't mean to.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yě guài wǒ zì jǐ méi zhù yì

“I wasn't paying attention either”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: DEFENDING OTHERS
Tone: CONCILIATORY
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please don't be mad at my dad, it was just an accident.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Family Mediation and Harmony

In Chinese family dynamics, younger relatives often step in to mitigate conflicts between elders by taking blame or neutralizing harsh feelings.

INTENT TAGS: #defending #deescalation #excusing #peacemaking
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不小心 SPOKEN CHUNK

accidentally; careless

A common spoken phrase used to excuse mistakes or clarify that an action was unintentional.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Used as part of the '是...的' construction to emphasize the manner or nature of the action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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