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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E21 (19:28) HSK 3
suǒ yǐ xiǎng ràng nǐ bāng máng wèi tā men liǎng gè shuō shuō qíng

所以想让你帮忙 为他们两个说说情

“We're hoping you could put in a good word for them.”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 19:28 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè jiàn shì ér zuì hòu yí dìng huì luò zài xǔ hóng qí shǒu lǐ

“In the end, this will land in Xu Hongqi's hands.”

suǒ yǐ xiǎng ràng nǐ bāng máng wèi tā men liǎng gè shuō shuō qíng CURRENT FOCUS

所以想 让你帮 忙 为他们两个 说说情

“We're hoping you could put in a good word for them.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kě wǒ yě wèi bì bāng dé shàng máng

“I'm not sure I can help.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: REQUESTING INTERCESSION
Tone: PLEADING
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You have influence here, so please use your social credit to protect them.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Shuoqing (Intercession via Connections)

In Chinese social culture, 'shuoqing' refers to using personal relationships and mutual face to mediate disputes or soften administrative actions.

INTENT TAGS: #intercession #pleading #favor_asking #mediation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
说说情 SPOKEN CHUNK

intercede; put in a good word; plead for someone

A colloquial reduplication of '说情', used when asking someone to use their interpersonal standing to soften a punishment or decision.

帮得上忙 SPOKEN CHUNK

to be able to help

A common potential complement structure used to evaluate one's capacity to offer practical assistance.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E21 (19:28) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus