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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E21 (25:26) HSK 3
jué dìng zài gěi nǐ men yī cì jī huì

决定再给你们一次机会

“I've decided to give you one more chance.”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 25:26 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN chéng qián bì hòu de tài dù

惩前毖后的态度

“and learning from past mistakes,”

jué dìng zài gěi nǐ men yī cì jī huì CURRENT FOCUS

决定 再 给你 们一次 机会

“I've decided to give you one more chance.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè jiàn shì

这件事

“From this point on,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: GRANTING LENIENCY
Tone: CONDESCENDING
Emotion: CALM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are off the hook this time, but remember that your fate is in our hands—don't cross the line again.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Chengqian Bihou (Leniency with Pedagogical Intent)

Rooted in the Chinese political concept of 'learning from past mistakes to avoid future ones', leadership often tempers punishment with conditional mercy to reform individuals rather than completely discarding them.

INTENT TAGS: #leniency #warning #authority #reassurance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
决定 SPOKEN CHUNK

to decide / decision

When placed at the beginning of an administrative decree, it denotes an official organizational verdict.

给...一次机会 SPOKEN CHUNK

to give someone a chance

Common expression used both casually and formally when showing leniency or granting redemption.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
GRAMMAR BLUEPRINTS:
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