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《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E3 (30:52) HSK 7
zhǔ rèn wǒ hái shì xiǎng wèn wèn huàn shèn de shì

主任我还是想问问 换肾的事

“Director, I still want to ask about the kidney transplant.”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 30:52 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yě kě yǐ jiǎn qīng yī xiē nǐ de fù dān

也可以减轻一些你的负担

“it can lighten your burden.”

zhǔ rèn wǒ hái shì xiǎng wèn wèn huàn shèn de shì CURRENT FOCUS

主任 我 还是想问问 换肾的事

“Director, I still want to ask about the kidney transplant.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dà gài dà gài wǒ men yào pái dào shén me shí hòu

大概 大概我们要排到什么时候

“Roughly when will it be our turn?”

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Scene: Medical & Health
Function: HESITANT INQUIRY
Tone: HESITANT
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I know you are busy and the news may not be good, but I desperately need to know our chances.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Addressing Professionals by Title

In Chinese healthcare, patients address senior doctors by administrative or professional titles like 'Director' (Zhuren) to show deference.

INTENT TAGS: #inquiry #hedging #politeness #anxiety
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
还是想问问 SPOKEN CHUNK

would still like to ask

A polite framing device used to bring up an inquiry despite prior hesitation or awkwardness.

换肾 SPOKEN CHUNK

kidney transplant

Common everyday spoken term for kidney transplantation, simpler than the formal clinical term shenyizhi.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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