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《Love Between Lines》 S1·E9 (34:59) HSK 7
dàn shì nín gěi de zhè ge yù suàn què shí shì shǎo le diǎn

但是您给的这个预算 确实是少了点

“But the budget you've given is truly on the low side.”

《Love Between Lines》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 34:59 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zán men lòng táng fù jìn de xiǎo qū a qí shí tǐng duō de

“There are actually quite a few residential complexes near our lane.”

dàn shì nín gěi de zhè ge yù suàn què shí shì shǎo le diǎn CURRENT FOCUS

但是 您给的 这个 预算 确实是 少了点

“But the budget you've given is truly on the low side.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN ér qiě hái shì duǎn zū yí gè yuè zhè ge jià qián jiù gèng bù hǎo liáo de la

而且 还是短租一个月 这个价钱 就更不好聊的啦

“Moreover, since it's for a one-month short-term rental, it's even harder to negotiate with this price.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: NEGOTIATING TERMS
Tone: TACTFUL
Emotion: EMBARRASSMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You need to increase your price, or you won't get a place like this.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Softening Direct Refusals in Commercial Bargaining

Chinese service professionals avoid saying 'that is impossible' directly; instead, they use '确实少了点' with honorific '您' to maintain rapport while rejecting a deal.

INTENT TAGS: #negotiation #soft_rejection #hedging #budget_talk
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
确实是 SPOKEN CHUNK

indeed; truly is

Used to confirm an objective or delicate fact before delivering potentially disappointing feedback.

少了点 SPOKEN CHUNK

a bit on the low side

A polite euphemism for 'too little', used in negotiations to soften price criticism.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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