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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E2 (06:03) HSK 2
liú xiān shēng yào bù zhè yàng nín zài gěi wǒ diǎn shí jiān

刘先生 要不这样 您再给我点时间

“Mr. Liu, how about this? Give me a bit more time.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 06:03 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ néng xíng xíng bàn bù liǎo wǒ jiù huàn rén le

“If you can't handle this, I'll find someone else.”

liú xiān shēng yào bù zhè yàng nín zài gěi wǒ diǎn shí jiān CURRENT FOCUS

刘先生 要不这样 您 再给我点时间

“Mr. Liu, how about this? Give me a bit more time.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ kěn dìng bāng nín xiǎng xiǎng bàn fǎ wǒ jiù gěi nǐ sān tiān shí jiān

“I'll definitely try to figure something out for you. I'll give you three days.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: PLEADING FOR TIME
Tone: CONCILIATORY
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please don't replace me yet; give me one last chance to fix this.”
💡 Cultural Insight: De-escalation through Compromise

Using '您' along with soft propositive structures like '要不这样' serves to soften resistance and maintain client respect while negotiating under high pressure.

INTENT TAGS: #negotiating_deadline #appeasement #pleading #client_retention
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
要不这样 SPOKEN CHUNK

how about this / what if we do this

A polite phrase used to initiate a compromise or alternative solution during a negotiation.

再给我点时间 SPOKEN CHUNK

give me a little more time

A standard professional plea to postpone a deadline or calm an impatient stakeholder.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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