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《Light to the Night》 S1·E21 (02:40) HSK 6
tā qù wài dì jìn liào le nǐ hòu tiān zài guò lái ma

他去外地进料了 你后天再过来嘛

“He's out of town getting materials. Maybe in two days?”

《Light to the Night》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 02:40 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dāng shí jiē huó de shì wǒ bà

当时接活的是我爸

“My dad took that job.”

tā qù wài dì jìn liào le nǐ hòu tiān zài guò lái ma CURRENT FOCUS

他去外地 进料 了 你后天 再过来 嘛

“He's out of town getting materials. Maybe in two days?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN liǎng tiān hòu

两天后

“Two days later, that young officer showed up on time.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: MAKING A SUGGESTION
Tone: CASUAL
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Family-run Small Businesses

In Chinese small business culture, children often manage walk-ins while parents handle technical work or procurement out of town.

INTENT TAGS: #suggestion #rescheduling #explaining_absence
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
进料 SPOKEN CHUNK

purchase supplies or raw materials

Commonly used in manufacturing, construction, or craft trades to mean restocking goods or raw components.

再过来 SPOKEN CHUNK

come back over again

A natural way to invite someone to revisit a location at a later time.

Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the imperative into a friendly, obvious suggestion.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

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

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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