《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E21 (21:40)
HSK 2
nǐ kàn néng bù néng bāng tā men gēn zán mā shuō shuō qíng
你看能不能 帮他们跟咱妈说说情
“Could you speak to Mom for them?”
《Love Story in the 1970s》
S1·E21
TIMECODE: 21:40
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
tā men liǎ shì yǒu cuò dàn bù zhì yú zhè me yán zhòng
“they were wrong, but it's not this serious.”
nǐ kàn néng bù néng bāng tā men gēn zán mā shuō shuō qíng
CURRENT FOCUS
你看能不能 帮他 们跟咱妈 说说情
“Could you speak to Mom for them?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
xíng
行
“All right.”
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Scene:
Family & Home
Function:
REQUESTING ASSISTANCE
Tone:
TENTATIVE
Emotion:
CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
💡 Cultural Insight: Shuoqing (Intercession via Personal Ties)
When facing strict discipline from an elder, Chinese family members often ask an intermediary who holds more sway to plead for leniency.
INTENT TAGS:
#mediation
#pleading
#favor_seeking
#mitigation
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
你看能不能
SPOKEN CHUNK
see if you could; do you think it's possible to
A polite, soft way to introduce a favor request, allowing the other person an easy way out.
说说情
SPOKEN CHUNK
put in a good word; plead on someone's behalf
Used when asking someone with closer access or higher favor to mediate or soften a disciplinary figure.
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3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E21 (21:40) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus