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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E3 (09:35) HSK 6
zhí dào tā kě yǐ zhào gù zì jǐ wéi zhǐ

直到他可以照顾自己为止

“(Rehabilitation Plan) until he can take care of himself.”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 09:35 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zuì jī běn de shēng huó jì néng kāi shǐ jiào tā

最基本的生活技能开始教他

“by teaching him basic life skills, (Rehabilitation Plan) until he can take care of himself.”

zhí dào tā kě yǐ zhào gù zì jǐ wéi zhǐ CURRENT FOCUS

直到 他可以 照顾自己 为止

“(Rehabilitation Plan) until he can take care of himself.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN rú guǒ tā zài zhè guò chéng zhōng huī fù jì yì nà shì zuì hǎo

如果 他在这过程中恢复记忆 那是最好

“If he regains his memory along the way, that would be ideal.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: SETTING BOUNDARY
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: CALM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Familial Responsibility

Caring for an injured or amnesic family member until they reach self-sufficiency reflects deep-rooted Chinese values of unconditional family duty.

INTENT TAGS: #boundary_setting #commitment #clarification #determination
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
直到……为止 SPOKEN CHUNK

until / up to the point when

A standard framing pattern used to indicate the temporal or conditional boundary of an ongoing action.

照顾自己 SPOKEN CHUNK

take care of oneself

Refers to managing daily personal needs independently, commonly used in caretaking or health contexts.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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