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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E9 (32:41) HSK 2
nǐ hǎo qǐng wèn qiáo hǎi lún jīn tiān shì bú shì bù zài gōng sī a

你好 请问 乔海伦今天是不是不在公司啊

“Hello. Is Qiao Hailun not in the office today?”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 32:41 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nín hǎo zhè lǐ shì ruì jǐn zī xún qǐng wèn yǒu shén me kě yǐ bāng nín

“Hello, Ruijin Consulting. How may I help you?”

nǐ hǎo qǐng wèn qiáo hǎi lún jīn tiān shì bú shì bù zài gōng sī a CURRENT FOCUS

你好 请问 乔海伦 今天 是不是不在公司 啊

“Hello. Is Qiao Hailun not in the office today?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ gāng dǎ tā fēn jī méi rén jiē a

我刚打她分机没人接啊

“I called her, but no one answered.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: SEEKING INFORMATION
Tone: INQUISITIVE, TENTATIVE
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I've been trying to get hold of Helen but she's not answering; can you tell me where she is?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Corporate Switchboard Inquiries

When direct lines fail, calling the general line with polite hedging like '请问' and particle softening maintains professional decorum without sounding accusatory.

INTENT TAGS: #verifying_presence #inquiry #workplace_communication #seeking_confirmation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
是不是不在 SPOKEN CHUNK

whether or not someone is away/out

An affirmative-negative question structure used to confirm a suspected absence.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the direct inquiry to sound less abrupt and more casual over the phone.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

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

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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