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《Unsettled Case》 S1·E9 (10:26) HSK 2
dān ní shuō tā yǒu yī zhèn zi méi kàn dào nǐ le suǒ yǐ ……

丹尼说他有一阵子没看到你了 所以…

“Danny said he hadn't seen you for a while, so…”

《Unsettled Case》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 10:26 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN - wǒ gěi nǐ dài le zhè ge - nǐ xiàn zài shì yóu dì yuán le yuē hàn ?

- 我给你带了这个 - 你现在是邮递员了 约翰?

“- I brought you this. - You the postman now, John?”

dān ní shuō tā yǒu yī zhèn zi méi kàn dào nǐ le suǒ yǐ …… CURRENT FOCUS

丹尼说他 有 一阵子没 看到你 了 所以 …

“Danny said he hadn't seen you for a while, so…”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ yòu méi cuò guò shén me

我又没错过什么

“It's not like I'm missing anything.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: EXPRESSING CONCERN TACTFULLY
Tone: GENTLE
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“We've all noticed you're isolating yourself, and I came to see if you're doing alright.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Third-party Shielding (Jie Kou)

Attributing personal concern or inquiries to a third party (like Danny) helps reduce awkwardness and avoids putting direct pressure on the listener.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #concern #hedging #checking_in
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
有一阵子 SPOKEN CHUNK

for a while / for a period of time

Use this colloquial time adverbial to refer to an indefinite, noticeable stretch of time.

所以… SPOKEN CHUNK

so... / therefore...

Leaving '所以' trailing at the end of an utterance is a standard conversational hedging device that invites the listener to infer the rest.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 6 GRAMMAR
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