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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E11 (18:08) HSK 5
yǒu liǎng jù huà wǒ xiǎng dān dú gēn nǐ shuō yī xià

有两句话我想单独跟你说一下

“I'd like to have a word with you privately.”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 18:08 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

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

老大

“Boss,”

yǒu liǎng jù huà wǒ xiǎng dān dú gēn nǐ shuō yī xià CURRENT FOCUS

有两句话我想单独 跟你说一下

“I'd like to have a word with you privately.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ men xiān zǒu ba

你们先走吧

“You go ahead.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: REQUESTING PRIVATE CONVERSATION
Tone: POLITE
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I need to discuss something private and delicate with you alone.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Discretion and Face-saving

Requesting to talk 'privately' protects face and maintains professional boundaries when handling confidential or potentially critical matters.

INTENT TAGS: #requesting_privacy #hedging #confidentiality #face_saving
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
有两句话 SPOKEN CHUNK

a few words; a brief talk

A polite downtoner used to soften a request to speak, making the conversation sound quick and manageable.

单独跟你说一下 SPOKEN CHUNK

speak to you in private

Standard phrase to politely pull someone aside for a private chat.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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