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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E1 (18:49) HSK 4
zhào zǒng gēn nǐ shāng liáng gè shì yī huì er tí àn huì wǒ xiān tí nǐ zài tí

赵总 跟你商量个事 一会儿提案会我先提你再提

“Ms. Zhao? Let me run something by you. At the proposal meeting later, I'll go first, then you.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 18:49 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ bù yě yī yàng ma

你不也一样吗

“Aren't you the same,”

zhào zǒng gēn nǐ shāng liáng gè shì yī huì er tí àn huì wǒ xiān tí nǐ zài tí CURRENT FOCUS

赵总 跟你商量 个事 一会儿 提案会我先 提你 再提

“Ms. Zhao? Let me run something by you. At the proposal meeting later, I'll go first, then you.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zěn me yàng yǒu shì qíng a

怎么样 有事情啊

“How about it? Got something going on?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: PROPOSING PLAN
Tone: NEGOTIATORY
Emotion: ANTICIPATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I need to go first to manage the client's expectations before you jump in.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Consultative Pre-alignment (通气)

In Chinese business culture, colleagues often conduct informal side negotiations (通气) before a formal meeting to coordinate agendas, avoid internal friction, and protect mutual face in public.

INTENT TAGS: #negotiating #strategic_planning #workplace_politics #proposing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
跟你商量个事 SPOKEN CHUNK

let me talk something over with you / consult with you on something

Standard conversational buffer used to signal a request or strategic negotiation.

一会儿 SPOKEN CHUNK

in a while / in a moment

Time word indicating an action scheduled in the immediate future.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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