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《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E14 (07:33) HSK 4
duì le zhōu zǒng xiǎng má fán nín gè shì

对了周总 想麻烦您个事

“Say, Mr. Zhou. Could you please do me a favor?”

《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 07:33 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hǎo ma xiǎo péi

好吗 小裴

“Okay, Pei?”

duì le zhōu zǒng xiǎng má fán nín gè shì CURRENT FOCUS

对了 周总 想麻烦您个事

“Say, Mr. Zhou. Could you please do me a favor?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiù shì wǒ lái tiān huǒ gōng zuò de shì

就是我来天火工作的事

“Could you not tell others”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: MAKING A REQUEST
Tone: POLITE
Emotion: HESITATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Polite Hedging (Ke Qi)

Phrasing a request as 'troubling' someone minimizes imposition and shows deference to higher-ranking individuals.

INTENT TAGS: #requesting_favor #hedging #initiating_topic #politeness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
对了 SPOKEN CHUNK

by the way; incidentally

Used to transition smoothly to a new topic or bring up an afterthought.

想麻烦您个事 SPOKEN CHUNK

I'd like to ask a favor of you

A highly polite and standard Chinese formula used before asking someone of higher status for help.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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