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《The Dark Romance》 S1·E4 (27:06) HSK 6
běn zhí gōng zuò yě bù xǔ dān wù a

本职工作也不许耽误啊

“Don't delay your own work.”

《The Dark Romance》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 27:06 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiè shào xìn gěi nǐ kāi hǎo le

介绍信给你开好了

“I've already prepared the letter of introduction for you.”

běn zhí gōng zuò yě bù xǔ dān wù a CURRENT FOCUS

本职 工作 也不 许 耽误 啊

“Don't delay your own work.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì yán líng ba

是颜聆吧

“You must be Yan Ling.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: REMINDING AND INSTRUCTING
Tone: CAUTIONARY
Emotion: SERIOUS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't you dare slack off on your primary job just because I approved this for you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Letter of introduction (jieshaoxin)

An official administrative credential widely used in China's planned economy era and state sector. Individuals needed this document issued by their work unit to prove their identity and authority when traveling on official business, being temporarily seconded, or handling administrative affairs.

INTENT TAGS: #reminding #workplace discipline #balancing responsibilities
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
本职工作 SPOKEN CHUNK

one's regular work duties; primary job responsibilities

Commonly used in workplace contexts to emphasize an employee's core or foundational obligations.

不许……啊 SPOKEN CHUNK

not allowed to...; must not...

An admonitory sentence pattern frequently used by superiors toward subordinates or elders toward juniors; the sentence-final particle 'a' slightly softens the imperative tone.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Placed at the end of a sentence to convey a reminder or gentle admonition, softening the sternness of 'bu xu'.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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