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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E6 (08:32) HSK 1
rè huǒ cháo tiān de wǒ méi shí jiān nǐ zhè àn zi lìng qǐng gāo míng ba

热火朝天的 我没时间 你这案子另请高明吧

“Absolute chaos. I don't have time for this. Find another lawyer.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 08:32 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ zài xiǎo qū ne wǒ zuò nà ge fǎ lǜ zī xún wǒ zhè rén tè bié duō

我在小区呢 我做那个法律咨询 我这人特别多

“I'm in the neighborhood, doing the legal outreach program. It's packed here.”

rè huǒ cháo tiān de wǒ méi shí jiān nǐ zhè àn zi lìng qǐng gāo míng ba CURRENT FOCUS

热火朝天 的 我没时间 你这案子 另请高明 吧

“Absolute chaos. I don't have time for this. Find another lawyer.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hǎo ba wǒ guà le wǒ kàn zhe nǐ le kàn jiàn wǒ

好吧 我挂了 我看着你了 看见我

“I'm hanging up. I'm looking right at you. Looking at me?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: DECLINING REQUEST
Tone: CURT
Emotion: IMPATIENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I don't want to touch your case; go hire someone else.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Face-Saving Rejection (另请高明)

Instead of saying 'I don't want to help you,' Chinese professionals often use '另请高明' to praise the complexity of the case or modestly downplay their own ability, allowing both parties to save face.

INTENT TAGS: #refusal #brushing_off #face_saving #deflection
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
热火朝天 SPOKEN CHUNK

bustling with enthusiastic activity; in full swing

An idiom describing an intensely busy, lively scene filled with dynamic energy.

另请高明 SPOKEN CHUNK

to seek someone more qualified elsewhere; find someone else

A common set polite phrase used to reject a task or consultation by suggesting the person consult another expert.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the bluntness of the refusal into a mild suggestion.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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