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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E6 (13:58) HSK 6
yí gè yuè de qī xiàn yǎn kàn jiù yào dào le

一个月的期限 眼看就要到了

“The one-month deadline is coming really soon.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 13:58 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xiàn zài xiàn lǐ yǐ jīng bù tīng wǒ men jiě shì le

现在县里 已经不听我们解释了

“The county won't hear us out anymore.”

yí gè yuè de qī xiàn yǎn kàn jiù yào dào le CURRENT FOCUS

一个月 的期限 眼看就要 到了

“The one-month deadline is coming really soon.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ fàng xīn ba

你放心吧

“Don't worry.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: WARNING
Tone: CONCERNED
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“We are running out of time, so stop stalling and get results.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Bureaucratic Accountability

In Chinese administrative hierarchy, missing deadlines set by higher government tiers ('the county') brings severe professional and administrative consequences.

INTENT TAGS: #urgency #pressuring #warning #deadline
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
眼看就要 SPOKEN CHUNK

on the verge of / imminent

Used to describe an event that is about to occur very soon, often with a sense of impending pressure.

期限 SPOKEN CHUNK

time limit / deadline

A standard term for formal deadlines in administrative, legal, or commercial settings.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Signifies an imminent change of state and reinforces the sense of urgency.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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