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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E9 (24:16) HSK 6
wǒ men zuò bān chē qù shèng chéng shěng de ràng rén jiā shuō

我们坐班车去盛城 省得让人家说

“we'll take the bus to Shengcheng. I don't want people saying”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 24:16 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ fàng xīn qián bāo kěn dìng gěi nǐ zhǎo dào zhǎo dào zhī hòu ne

你放心 钱包肯定给你找到 找到之后呢

“Rest assured, we'll definitely find the wallet for you. Once we find it,”

wǒ men zuò bān chē qù shèng chéng shěng de ràng rén jiā shuō CURRENT FOCUS

我们 坐班 车去盛城 省得 让 人家 说

“we'll take the bus to Shengcheng. I don't want people saying”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ men lóng chéng rén bù zhàng yì suàn le suàn le jiù bù má fán zhè gū niáng le

“that folks in Longcheng aren't honorable. Forget it, forget it. Let's not trouble this young lady.”

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Scene: Travel & Transit
Function: PROPOSING ALTERNATIVE
Tone: PRAGMATIC
Emotion: CAUTION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I'd rather take the bus than owe anyone a favor or give them a reason to talk behind our backs.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Avoiding Gossip (Bibi Koushe)

Chinese interpersonal strategy often prioritizes avoiding situations that invite public scrutiny or negative gossip, even if it requires extra personal effort.

INTENT TAGS: #prevention #face_saving #self_reliance #proposing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
省得 SPOKEN CHUNK

so as to avoid; lest

Used before an undesirable consequence to explain the rationale for choosing an alternative course of action.

坐班车 SPOKEN CHUNK

take the regular shuttle bus

A practical daily collocation referring to intercity or company scheduled bus transit.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
我来到盛城 亲眼见证了这儿的速度
《你好1983》
74.6% Match
我来到盛城 亲眼见证了这儿的速度
wǒ lái dào shèng chéng qīn yǎn jiàn zhèng le zhè ér de sù dù

“After coming to Shengcheng and seeing the pace of this place with my own eyes,”

就盛城这速度 也就半年
《你好1983》
74.2% Match
就盛城这速度 也就半年
jiù shèng chéng zhè sù dù yě jiù bàn nián

“Shengcheng develops quickly. It only took six months”

来盛城这么多年 都没有逛过花市 没想到这么热闹
《你好1983》
73.4% Match
来盛城这么多年 都没有逛过花市 没想到这么热闹
lái shèng chéng zhè me duō nián dōu méi yǒu guàng guò huā shì méi xiǎng dào zhè me rè nào

“I've been in Shengcheng for so many years, but I've never visited the flower market. I didn't expect it to be so lively.”

现在到了盛城这边 也不干什么好事
《你好1983》
73.1% Match
现在到了盛城这边 也不干什么好事
xiàn zài dào le shèng chéng zhè biān yě bù gàn shén me hǎo shì

“Now that he's in Shengcheng, he's still up to no good.”

可以说是整个盛城 最全 最好的 我们这儿啊
《你好1983》
72.9% Match
可以说是整个盛城 最全 最好的 我们这儿啊
kě yǐ shuō shì zhěng gè shèng chéng zuì quán zuì hǎo de wǒ men zhè ér a

“♪ We never give up ♪ is arguably the most complete and best in Shengcheng. ♪ We can rely on each other on the road, and that's enough ♪ The biggest feature here”

来盛城 个把月了 像无头苍蝇一样
《你好1983》
72.6% Match
来盛城 个把月了 像无头苍蝇一样
lái shèng chéng gè bǎ yuè le xiàng wú tóu cāng yíng yī yàng

“I've been in Shengcheng for a month, running around like a headless chicken”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E9 (24:16) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus