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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E10 (33:17) HSK 4
dào wǒ hé nǐ fù mǔ zhè ge nián líng bù pà nǐ lái dǎ rǎo

到我和你父母这个年龄 不怕你来打扰

“At the age your parents and I are at, we're not afraid of any bother.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 33:17 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ shì pà dǎ rǎo dào nín

我是怕打扰到您

“I didn't want to bother you.”

dào wǒ hé nǐ fù mǔ zhè ge nián líng bù pà nǐ lái dǎ rǎo CURRENT FOCUS

到我和你父母 这个 年龄 不怕 你来 打扰

“At the age your parents and I are at, we're not afraid of any bother.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiù pà nǐ bù lái dǎ rǎo

就怕你不来打扰

“We're afraid you won't.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: REASSURING
Tone: WARM
Emotion: AFFECTION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are always welcome here; we actually feel lonely and want you around.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Elderly Longing for Kinship

In Chinese culture, aging parents and elders often value visits from younger family members above all else and view polite hesitation as unnecessary distance.

INTENT TAGS: #reassurance #welcoming #bridging_distance #affection
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
到……这个年龄 SPOKEN CHUNK

reaching this age

Used by older individuals to frame life perspectives or emotional needs that come with seniority.

不怕……就怕…… SPOKEN CHUNK

not afraid of X, but rather afraid of Y

A common rhetorical contrast used to highlight the real concern or desired outcome.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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