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《The Lead》 S1·E17 (31:00) HSK 6
dà jiā dōu hǎo zhǎng shí jiān méi mō yuè qì le shǒu dōu shēng

大家都好长时间没摸乐器了 手都生

“we haven't played for a long time. We're all a bit rusty,”

《The Lead》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 31:00 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè shá qíng kuàng ne zěn me gè zòu gè de ne bào gào duì zhǎng

“What's going on? Why play different things? Captain,”

dà jiā dōu hǎo zhǎng shí jiān méi mō yuè qì le shǒu dōu shēng CURRENT FOCUS

大家都好长时间没摸乐器了 手都生

“we haven't played for a long time. We're all a bit rusty,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà shuǐ píng yě gāo dī bù qí de wǒ xiān ràng gè zì liàn zhe

“and the skill levels vary, so I'm letting them practice alone.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: MAKING AN EXCUSE
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't be mad that it sounds terrible; we just need time to warm up.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Saving Face Before Superiors

When unexpected chaos occurs in a Chinese workplace, subordinates immediately offer objective situational reasons to deflect personal incompetence and maintain harmony.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #excuse #defensiveness #explanation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
摸乐器 SPOKEN CHUNK

to play or touch musical instruments

A colloquial idiom meaning to pick up or practice one's musical instruments.

手生 SPOKEN CHUNK

out of practice, rusty

Use this phrase to excuse awkwardness or lack of finesse after a long break from a physical skill.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the change of state indicating that significant time has elapsed since they last played.

CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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《The Lead》 S1·E17 (31:00) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus