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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E15 (06:27) HSK 7
wǒ men nǎ ér máng dé guò lái a shì ba bié gěi wǒ zhǎo jiè kǒu

我们哪儿忙得过来啊 是吧 别给我找借口

“We're super busy. I don't buy it.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 06:27 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ shuō xiàn lǐ biān zhè me duō ān diàn xiàn gān de

“There are many power poles to be installed.”

wǒ men nǎ ér máng dé guò lái a shì ba bié gěi wǒ zhǎo jiè kǒu CURRENT FOCUS

我们 哪儿忙得过来 啊 是吧 别 给我 找借口

“We're super busy. I don't buy it.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shuí rén shǒu dōu bù gòu

谁人手都不够

“I'm short-staffed too.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: REBUKING EXCUSE
Tone: DISMISSIVE
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop whining about being busy; do your job.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pressure Down the Administrative Line

In grassroots administrative and infrastructure projects, higher-ups frequently dismiss resource complaints to enforce accountability and meet strict targets.

INTENT TAGS: #complaining #deflecting_work #rebuking #dismissing_excuses
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
忙得过来 SPOKEN CHUNK

able to handle all the work; to manage the workload

Often used in the negative rhetorical form 哪儿忙得过来 to emphasize severe work overload.

找借口 SPOKEN CHUNK

to make excuses; to find pretexts

Commonly used in imperatives like 别找借口 to rebuke someone for deflecting responsibility.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the rhetorical question while seeking immediate agreement.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Used at the end of 是吧 to prompt confirmation from the listener.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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