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《Love Between Lines》 S1·E26 (14:54) HSK 2
hěn duō shì dōu méi gào sù guò tā

很多事都没告诉过她

“so you haven't told her many things,”

《Love Between Lines》 S1·E26
TIMECODE: 14:54 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ bù xiǎng ràng zài hū de rén juǎn jìn lái

“You don't want the people you care about getting involved,”

hěn duō shì dōu méi gào sù guò tā CURRENT FOCUS

很多事 都 没告诉过 她

“so you haven't told her many things,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiù xiàng zhī qián mán wǒ yī yàng

就像之前瞒我一样

“just like you hid things from me before.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: CONFESSING
Tone: REFLECTIVE
Emotion: HELPLESSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I kept her in the dark only because I wanted to shield her from trouble.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Benevolent Concealment (善意的隐瞒)

In Chinese culture, withholding harsh or dangerous truths from loved ones is often rationalized as an act of selfless protection rather than dishonesty.

INTENT TAGS: #justifying #admitting #protecting #explaining
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
很多事 SPOKEN CHUNK

a lot of things

Common spoken shorthand for numerous issues or events.

告诉过 SPOKEN CHUNK

have told (in the past)

Combines the verb '告诉' with experiential aspect marker '过'.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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