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《The Dark Romance》 S1·E9 (11:56) HSK 5
lín zhǔ rèn yīng gāi gēn nǐ shuō guò le

林主任应该跟你说过了

“Director Lin should have told you.”

《The Dark Romance》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 11:56 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yán lǎo shī zhè shì gēn wǒ men yào zhí chēng ne

“Ms. Yan, are you asking for a promotion?”

lín zhǔ rèn yīng gāi gēn nǐ shuō guò le CURRENT FOCUS

林 主任 应该跟你说过了

“Director Lin should have told you.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jīn nián lǐ zhǎng níng de shì qíng ràng nǐ shòu dào le yǐng xiǎng míng nián píng zhí chēng

今年 李长宁的事情 让你受到了影响 明年评职称

“This year, the matter with Li Changning has affected you. For next year's professional title review,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: CONFIRMING PRIOR NOTICE
Tone: BUREAUCRATIC
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You already know why you missed the promotion this year, so do not hold it against the administration.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Buffering Bad News in Institutional Hierarchy

Supervisors often invoke a preliminary briefing by an intermediary to soften confrontation and preserve bureaucratic harmony.

INTENT TAGS: #referencing_prior_talk #hedging #softening_blow #workplace_hierarchy
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
应该跟你说过了 SPOKEN CHUNK

should have already told you

Used in formal or workplace contexts to verify prior communication before proceeding to substantive points.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates completion of an action that leads into the current state of discussion.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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