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《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E5 (02:24) HSK 5
kě pà de shì yī cuò zài cuò

可怕的是一错再错

“What's terrible is repeating it.”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 02:24 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ gēn nǐ jiǎng yí gè rén zuò cuò le bù kě pà

“Listen to me. Making a mistake isn't terrible.”

kě pà de shì yī cuò zài cuò CURRENT FOCUS

可怕的是 一错再错

“What's terrible is repeating it.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ zhè me shuō nǐ néng tīng dǒng ma

我这么说你能听懂吗

“Am I being clear enough?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: REBUKING
Tone: EARNEST AND ADMONISHING
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop digging your own grave before it is too late.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Correction and Reform (苦口婆心)

Chinese moral lecturing often distinguishes between making a single pardonable mistake and exhibiting unrepentant repeat offenses, where the latter is considered a failure of character.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #admonishment #moralizing #intervention
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
一错再错 SPOKEN CHUNK

to repeat mistakes; to persist in error

A common idiom used to reprimand someone who refuses to learn from their initial wrongdoing.

可怕的是 SPOKEN CHUNK

what is truly frightening/alarming is...

Used to introduce a critical warning or emphasize the real core problem after a contrastive setup.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a nominal phrase that highlights the specific focal condition being judged.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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