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《The First Jasmine》 S1·E33 (11:06) HSK 3
kě shì wǒ hái yǒu hǎo duō shì yào zuò

可是我还有好多事要做

“But I have so many things to do.”

《The First Jasmine》 S1·E33
TIMECODE: 11:06 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà jiù bú yào qǐ le

那就不要起了

“Then don't.”

kě shì wǒ hái yǒu hǎo duō shì yào zuò CURRENT FOCUS

可是 我 还有 好多事要做

“But I have so many things to do.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ yào kǎn chái

我要砍柴

“I need to chop firewood.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: POLITE REFUSAL
Tone: EARNEST
Emotion: HELPLESSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I cannot stay in bed because my chores will not do themselves.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Diligence and Daily Labor

In traditional rural or domestic Chinese contexts, duty and labor often take precedence over personal comfort or leisure.

INTENT TAGS: #refusal #justification #routine_obligation #explaining
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
还有好多事要做 SPOKEN CHUNK

still have a lot of things to do

A natural everyday pattern to excuse oneself from resting or social activities due to an overloaded schedule.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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