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《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E22 (28:13) HSK 4
sī mǎ xiān shēng zài lín zǒu zhī qián gēn wǒ men shuō

司马先生在临走之前跟我们说

“Before leaving, Mr. Sima told us that he had a very important plan abroad”

《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 28:13 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bú huì shì bèi bǎng jià le ba

不会是被绑架了吧

“He was not kidnapped, was he?”

sī mǎ xiān shēng zài lín zǒu zhī qián gēn wǒ men shuō CURRENT FOCUS

司马先生在临 走之前 跟我们说

“Before leaving, Mr. Sima told us that he had a very important plan abroad”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā zài guó wài yǒu yī xiàng hěn zhòng yào de jì huà

“that he had a very important plan abroad and asked us not to contact him for the time being.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: CLARIFYING
Tone: INFORMATIVE
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He was not kidnapped; he told us himself why he was leaving before he departed.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Honorific Addressing (先生)

Attaching 先生 (Mr.) to a surname denotes formal respect and establishes social distance or deference in Chinese society.

INTENT TAGS: #rebuttal #explanation #reassurance #clarification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
临走之前 SPOKEN CHUNK

right before leaving; prior to departure

A very useful time phrase used to introduce instructions or remarks given just before departing.

跟我们说 SPOKEN CHUNK

told us; said to us

Standard conversational structure using the preposition 跟 (with/to) to report communication.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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