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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E1 (05:17) HSK 2
nà jiù ràng tā děng yī cì shén me shì qíng dōu yǒu dì yī cì de

那就让他等一次 什么事情都有第一次的

“Let him wait once. Everything has a first time.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 05:17 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN méi yǒu rén hǎo yì si ràng fàn shū děng de

“No one would dare make Mr. Fan wait.”

nà jiù ràng tā děng yī cì shén me shì qíng dōu yǒu dì yī cì de CURRENT FOCUS

那就 让他等一次 什么事情都有第一次 的

“Let him wait once. Everything has a first time.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà yào bù rán jiù zhè yàng

那要不然就这样

“How about this?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: DISMISSING OBJECTION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: DEFIANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I don't care about his senior status; he can wait just like anyone else.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Challenging Seniority Norms

In Chinese professional culture, making an elder or respected senior wait violates deference norms, making this deliberate choice a bold assertion of power.

INTENT TAGS: #assertiveness #boundary_setting #disregard_precedent #decision_making
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
那就 SPOKEN CHUNK

in that case / then just

Used to make a decisive resolution or shift the plan based on prior information.

什么事情都有第一次的 SPOKEN CHUNK

there is a first time for everything

A common proverb-like justification used to break precedent or encourage taking an unconventional step.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Placed at the end of the clause to assert strong certainty and conviction about a general truth.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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