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《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E21 (03:03) HSK 1
shì wǒ shì yǒu gè shì

是 我是有个事

“Right. I do have something”

《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 03:03 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shí jiān jiù shì jīn qián

时间就是金钱

“Time is money.”

shì wǒ shì yǒu gè shì CURRENT FOCUS

是 我是 有个事

“Right. I do have something”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yào gēn dà jiā shāng liáng

要跟大家商量

“to discuss with you.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: TOPIC INITIATION
Tone: BUSINESSLIKE
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Pacing Group Decisions (Shangliang)

Starting with an explicit announcement of an issue signals respect for the group's time and readiness to seek collective consensus.

INTENT TAGS: #topic_transition #announcement #directness #initiating
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
有个事 SPOKEN CHUNK

there is a matter / have something to bring up

A very natural spoken transition used to announce an agenda item or raise an issue to a group.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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