《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E1 (36:37)
HSK 2
dàn shì zhè shí jiān zhǎng le zhè
但是这时间长了 这
“but as for the long term...”
《Love Story in the 1970s》
S1·E1
TIMECODE: 36:37
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
nǐ zhào gù yī liǎng tiān kě yǐ méi wèn tí
“I can take care of him for a day or two,”
dàn shì zhè shí jiān zhǎng le zhè
CURRENT FOCUS
但是这 时间长了 这
“but as for the long term...”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
nǐ kàn wǒ zhè shāng yě què shí bù fāng biàn
“As you can see, my arm is injured.”
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Scene:
Daily Life
Function:
RELUCTANT REFUSAL
Tone:
DEFENSIVE
Emotion:
HESITATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“A couple of days is fine, but I can't be taking care of you indefinitely.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Boundary Setting with Politeness
Chinese speakers frequently leave sentences trailing off with hesitations like '这...' to soften a direct refusal and avoid embarrassing the other person.
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#hedging
#boundary_setting
#soft_refusal
#hesitation
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1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
时间长了
SPOKEN CHUNK
over an extended period / as time goes on
Commonly used in spoken Chinese to introduce long-term consequences, fatigue, or growing complications.
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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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