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《The Knockout》 S1·E36 (18:39) HSK 4
bào qiàn a liǎng wèi zhè zhāng zhuō zi yǒu rén dìng le

抱歉啊 两位 这张桌子有人订了

“Sorry, guys. Someone has this table booked.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E36
TIMECODE: 18:39 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN chū lái wán méi guān xì

出来玩没关系

“It's okay to hang out.”

bào qiàn a liǎng wèi zhè zhāng zhuō zi yǒu rén dìng le CURRENT FOCUS

抱歉啊 两位 这张桌子 有人订了

“Sorry, guys. Someone has this table booked.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dìng le

订了

“Really?”

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Scene: Dining & Food
Function: POLITE REFUSAL
Tone: APOLOGETIC
Emotion: POLITENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Polite Boundary Management in Service

Staff frequently soften refusals with honorific addresses like 'two guests' (两位) and mitigating particles to prevent losing face for the customer.

INTENT TAGS: #notifying #service_refusal #polite_interruption #reservation_notice
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
抱歉 SPOKEN CHUNK

sorry / excuse me

A standard polite apology frequently used in customer service and formal social settings.

有人订了 SPOKEN CHUNK

already booked / reserved by someone

Common everyday service phrase used in restaurants and hospitality to indicate a reserved table or room.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the apology, making the interruption sound more gentle and friendly.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a completed state or change in status (the table is now reserved).

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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不好意思啊 这张桌子 老板已经预订了
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不好意思啊 这张桌子 老板已经预订了
bù hǎo yì sī a zhè zhāng zhuō zi lǎo bǎn yǐ jīng yù dìng le

“I'm sorry. He has booked this table.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E36 (18:39) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus