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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E4 (21:25) HSK 5
shí zài shì yī lù zhōu chē láo dùn

实在是一路舟车劳顿

“The journey was long and exhausting,”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E4
TIMECODE: 21:25 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhū wèi dà rén jiàn liàng

诸位大人见谅

“We ask the lords for their understanding.”

shí zài shì yī lù zhōu chē láo dùn CURRENT FOCUS

实在是 一路 舟车劳顿

“The journey was long and exhausting,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhèng shǐ shēn tǐ bù shì

正使身体不适

“and the Chief Envoy is unwell.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: MAKING AN EXCUSE
Tone: APOLOGETIC AND COURTEOUS
Emotion: REGRET
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Ritual Apology (Jianliang)

In classical official etiquette, giving advance apologies for unavoidable lapses in decorum preserves face for both host and guest.

INTENT TAGS: #apology #excuse #polite_explanation #deference
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
舟车劳顿 SPOKEN CHUNK

fatigued from a long and arduous journey

A refined four-character idiom (chengyu) commonly used to explain exhaustion after traveling.

实在是一路 SPOKEN CHUNK

truly along the entire journey

Used to reinforce the truthfulness and severity of the arduous travel experience.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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