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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E11 (14:09) HSK 7
shěn zǒng de shǒu shēn dé wèi miǎn tài zhǎng le zhè ge shì wǒ zhī dào le

沈总的手伸得未免太长了 这个事我知道了

“Mr. Shen is overstepping his bounds. Now that I know about this, I'll talk to him.”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 14:09 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN ràng rén kàn xiào huà

让人看笑话

“We'd be a joke.”

shěn zǒng de shǒu shēn dé wèi miǎn tài zhǎng le zhè ge shì wǒ zhī dào le CURRENT FOCUS

沈总的手伸得 未免 太长了 这个 事 我知道了

“Mr. Shen is overstepping his bounds. Now that I know about this, I'll talk to him.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ huì quàn tā dàn shěn zǒng de gù lǜ yě shì duì de wàn yī bái dé ruì

我会劝他 但沈总的顾虑也是对的 万一白德瑞

“Now that I know about this, I'll talk to him. But Mr. Shen's concerns are valid. If Barry really pushes female empowerment”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: CRITICIZING INTERFERENCE
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He needs to stay out of my business, and I don't need you meddling any further either.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Jurisdictional Boundaries and Face

In Chinese business culture, trespassing across departmental or hierarchical domains publicly challenges an executive's authority and causes a serious loss of face.

INTENT TAGS: #boundary_setting #criticism #dismissal #assertion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
手伸得太长 SPOKEN CHUNK

overstepping one's boundary or meddling

A common idiom used to criticize someone for interfering in affairs beyond their jurisdiction or authority.

未免 SPOKEN CHUNK

a bit too, rather, unavoidably

Used as an adverb to soften the directness of a negative judgment while still expressing disapproval.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks an updated state of knowledge and conveys finality to close the discussion.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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