《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E9 (28:19)
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duō duō shǎo shǎo yě tīng dào le yī xiē shì qíng
多多少少也听到了一些事情
“have heard something more or less.”
《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》
S1·E9
TIMECODE: 28:19
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
qián jǐ tiān cāng kù tíng diàn zhī hòu wǒ xiāng xìn dà jiā
前几天仓库停电之后 我相信大家
“After the power outage at the warehouse a few days ago, I believe you all”
duō duō shǎo shǎo yě tīng dào le yī xiē shì qíng
CURRENT FOCUS
多多少少 也 听到了 一些事情
“have heard something more or less.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
què shí
确实
“Indeed,”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
ACKNOWLEDGING RUMORS
Tone:
MEASURED
Emotion:
CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I know you've all heard the gossip, so let's address the elephant in the room.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Indirect Addressing of Workplace Rumors
Chinese managers often use understatement like 'more or less' to acknowledge sensitive crises gently without amplifying panic.
INTENT TAGS:
#acknowledgment
#understatement
#rumor_control
#tactfulness
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
多多少少
SPOKEN CHUNK
more or less; to some extent
Use this phrase to downplay quantity or soften a definitive statement.
听到了一些事情
SPOKEN CHUNK
heard about some matters / heard some rumors
A polite, indirect way to reference gossip or sensitive developments without naming them explicitly.
Modal Particle「了」 (le)
CHANGE OF STATE
Marks the completion of an action, indicating that the rumors have already reached people's ears.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E9 (28:19) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus