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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E1 (19:12) HSK 5
zhào zǒng bù hǎo yì sī chā nín gè kōng

赵总 不好意思 插您个空

“Ms. Zhao, sorry, may I take a moment?”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 19:12 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǔ shí bā kuài qián gēn xǐ huān de rén chī gè fàn zài shàng hǎi yǐ jīng hěn huá suàn le

“Spending 58 yuan to have a meal with someone you like is already a good deal in Shanghai.”

zhào zǒng bù hǎo yì sī chā nín gè kōng CURRENT FOCUS

赵总 不好意思 插您个空

“Ms. Zhao, sorry, may I take a moment?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè shì jīn tiān tí àn huì měi gè xiàng mù dì

这是今天提案会每个项目的

“These are the written materials for each project”

Subtitles synced to millisecond timecode Browse Show Clips →
Scene: Workplace
Function: INTERRUPTING POLITELY
Tone: POLITE
Emotion: RESPECTFULNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Workplace Hierarchy and Deference

Subordinates address executives by surname plus title (e.g., 赵总) and use the honorific pronoun 您 to show deference when initiating unscheduled work requests.

INTENT TAGS: #interrupting #politeness #workplace_etiquette #initiating_contact
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不好意思 SPOKEN CHUNK

excuse me / sorry

Everyday polite formula used before interrupting someone or asking for a favor.

插个空 SPOKEN CHUNK

to slip into a free moment / take a quick moment of someone's time

Idiomatic spoken phrase used when interrupting a busy person between tasks.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E1 (19:12) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus