MC
MandarinClips Cinema Corpus
《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E8 (32:33) HSK 5
zhè zhèn shàng de měi wèi yòu yào shǎo le yī dào

这镇上的美味又要少了一道

“the town will lose your delicious dishes.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 32:33 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN rú cǐ yī lái

如此一来

“In this case,”

zhè zhèn shàng de měi wèi yòu yào shǎo le yī dào CURRENT FOCUS

这镇上的美味 又要 少了一道

“the town will lose your delicious dishes.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN ruò zhǎng guì zhēn xǐ huān

若掌柜真喜欢

“If you really like it, Manager,”

Subtitles synced to millisecond timecode Browse Show Clips →
Scene: Dining & Food
Function: EXPRESSING REGRET
Tone: WISTFUL
Emotion: REGRET
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Your food is so good, it would be a real pity if we could not eat it anymore.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Flattery via Culinary Appreciation

Praising someone's craft by expressing regret over potentially losing access to their dishes is a polite, indirect way to show deep respect and hospitality.

INTENT TAGS: #flattery #regret #complimenting #food_appreciation
🧩

LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
美味 SPOKEN CHUNK

delicacy; delicious food

Commonly used as a noun referring to delicious dishes or culinary treats.

少了一道 SPOKEN CHUNK

to lose one (dish/course)

The classifier '道' is specifically used here for courses or distinct dishes of food.

🏮

VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E8 (32:33) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus