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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E32 (06:16) HSK 4
nǐ hǎo xiān shēng bù hǎo yì sī a wǒ men zhè ér jìn zhǐ xī yān

你好 先生 不好意思啊 我们这儿禁止吸烟

“Hello, Sir. Pardon me, but smoking is prohibited here.”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E32
TIMECODE: 06:16 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hǎo

好

“Okay.”

nǐ hǎo xiān shēng bù hǎo yì sī a wǒ men zhè ér jìn zhǐ xī yān CURRENT FOCUS

你好 先生 不好意思啊 我们这儿 禁止吸烟

“Hello, Sir. Pardon me, but smoking is prohibited here.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jīn shā chí

金沙池

“Golden Sands Pool?”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: PROHIBITING
Tone: COURTEOUS
Emotion: POLITENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Polite Negative Politeness

Using apologies like '不好意思' before delivering restrictions helps prevent public embarrassment and saves face for the violator.

INTENT TAGS: #reminding #restricting #polite_request #rule_enforcement
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不好意思 SPOKEN CHUNK

excuse me / pardon me

Essential polite formula used before interrupting someone or making an inconvenient request.

禁止吸烟 SPOKEN CHUNK

no smoking / smoking is prohibited

Standard official and semi-formal term used on signage and spoken reminders.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the polite apology '不好意思' to make the confrontation gentle and respectful.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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