《Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars》 S1·E6 (17:53)
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hǎo wǒ men chǒu huà shuō zài qián miàn
好 我们丑话说在前面
“Okay, let me make this clear.”
《Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars》
S1·E6
TIMECODE: 17:53
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
shì jiè nǐ de la
是借你的啦
“I'm lending it to you.”
hǎo wǒ men chǒu huà shuō zài qián miàn
CURRENT FOCUS
好 我们 丑话说在前面
“Okay, let me make this clear.”
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Scene:
Daily Life
Function:
SETTING BOUNDARIES
Tone:
ASSERTIVE
Emotion:
SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't take this personally, but business is business even between friends.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Laying Down Unpleasant Conditions Upfront (Chouhua Shuo Zai Qianmian)
Chinese interpersonal etiquette often avoids direct confrontation, but explicitly announcing 'ugly words upfront' grants social permission to speak bluntly about sensitive matters like money without breaking harmony.
INTENT TAGS:
#boundary_setting
#preemptive_warning
#directness
#risk_management
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1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
丑话说在前面
SPOKEN CHUNK
to lay down the harsh truth or conditions beforehand
A highly frequent idiom used right before bringing up unpleasant terms, conditions, or consequences to avoid future conflict.
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1 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
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