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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E34 (12:49) HSK 7
wǒ bù xī wàng nǐ tuì dé guò yú láng bèi

我不希望你退得过于狼狈

“I don't want you leaving in disgrace.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E34
TIMECODE: 12:49 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN lǎo fàn

老范

“Fan,”

wǒ bù xī wàng nǐ tuì dé guò yú láng bèi CURRENT FOCUS

我 不希望你 退得过于狼狈

“I don't want you leaving in disgrace.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN suǒ yǐ wǒ cái huì tè dì xiān lái zhǎo nǐ

所以我才会特地先来找你

“That's why I came to see you first.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: OFFERING GRACEFUL EXIT
Tone: DIPLOMATIC
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You've lost, but if you step down now, you can at least save face.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Saving Face in Defeat (留面子)

In Chinese business and administrative hierarchies, even when forcing an opponent out, one often offers a dignified exit to avoid mutually destructive desperation.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #face_saving #negotiation #ultimatum
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
过于狼狈 SPOKEN CHUNK

too disgraceful / overly humiliated

A formal descriptive chunk commonly used when describing someone who is forced into a corner or made to look utterly helpless.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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