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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E15 (11:25) HSK 5
táng zi nà huǒ jì hān shēng yǒu xiē chǎo rén

堂子那伙计鼾声有些吵人

“That attendant in the dormitory snores terribly.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 11:25 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ zuó wǎn jiù shuō le

我昨晚就说了

“I told you last night.”

táng zi nà huǒ jì hān shēng yǒu xiē chǎo rén CURRENT FOCUS

堂子那伙计鼾声有些 吵人

“That attendant in the dormitory snores terribly.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ kěn dìng shì bèi chǎo dé shuì bù zhe ba

“You must've been kept awake by the noise.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: EXPLAINING DISTRACTION
Tone: MILDLY COMPLAINING
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I could not sleep properly at all because of that guy's awful snoring.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Understatement in Complaints

Using qualifiers like '有些' (somewhat) tempers direct confrontation when complaining about common daily nuisances.

INTENT TAGS: #complaining #understatement #explaining #grievance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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有些吵人 SPOKEN CHUNK

a bit too loud; rather disruptive to others

A polite, understated way to complain about someone making noise that disrupts rest.

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