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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E9 (37:03) HSK 5
zài shuō wǒ men zhè lǐ qíng kuàng yě bǐ jiào tè shū

再说 我们这里情况 也比较特殊

“Besides, our situation here is also quite unique.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 37:03 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dàn shì xiàn zài gēn yǐ qián bù yí yàng le

“But now, things are different from before.”

zài shuō wǒ men zhè lǐ qíng kuàng yě bǐ jiào tè shū CURRENT FOCUS

再说 我们这里 情况 也 比较 特殊

“Besides, our situation here is also quite unique.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè me gǎo

这么搞

“Doing it this way—”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: JUSTIFYING EXCEPTION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“General rules do not fit us, so stop expecting us to follow standard protocol.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Tesu Qingkuang (Special Circumstances)

Invoking 'special circumstances' is a common administrative and rhetorical strategy in China to bypass rigid standard operating procedures and request contextual flexibility.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #pleading_exception #hedging #defensiveness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
再说 SPOKEN CHUNK

besides / what is more

Used at the beginning of a clause to add another persuasive argument or excuse.

情况比较特殊 SPOKEN CHUNK

the situation is quite unique / special circumstances apply

A standard professional phrase used to plead for exceptions or explain deviations from standard procedure.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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