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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E3 (01:54) HSK 7
zhè bù zhī qián xiào bīng yìng chóu gēn rén hē jiǔ le

这不之前肖兵应酬跟人喝酒了

“Well, earlier Xiao Bing had business dinners and drank with clients.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 01:54 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ liǎ bèi yùn le zhè me jiǔ méi dòng jìng hái yǐ wéi nǐ gǎi biàn zhǔ yì le ne

你俩备孕了这么久没动静 还以为你改变主意了呢

“You've been trying for so long with no results. I thought you'd changed your mind.”

zhè bù zhī qián xiào bīng yìng chóu gēn rén hē jiǔ le CURRENT FOCUS

这不 之前肖兵 应酬 跟人喝酒 了

“Well, earlier Xiao Bing had business dinners and drank with clients.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yī shēng shuō bèi yùn dé jìn jiǔ xiǎo bàn nián

“The doctor said no alcohol for at least six months when trying to conceive.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: EXPLAINING DELAY
Tone: EXPLANATORY
Emotion: HELPLESSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Yingchou and Drinking Culture

Social drinking (yingchou) is often deemed unavoidable for career obligations, frequently conflicting with modern health demands like preconception abstinence.

INTENT TAGS: #explanation #justification #excuse #clarification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
这不 SPOKEN CHUNK

as you know / you see

A discourse marker used at the start of a sentence to introduce an obvious or shared reason.

应酬 SPOKEN CHUNK

social engagement / business entertaining

Crucial term describing obligatory dining and drinking events tied to professional networking in China.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates the occurrence of the past action that caused the subsequent delay.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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