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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E23 (23:22) HSK 6
bù hǎo yì sī zhè ge shì qíng wǒ men bù néng tòu lù

不好意思 这个事情 我们不能透露

“Sorry, we can't disclose that.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 23:22 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN huì bú huì dà hěn duō

会不会大很多

“be much higher?”

bù hǎo yì sī zhè ge shì qíng wǒ men bù néng tòu lù CURRENT FOCUS

不好意思 这个 事情 我们 不能透露

“Sorry, we can't disclose that.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn shì

但是

“But”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: FORMAL REFUSAL
Tone: DIPLOMATIC
Emotion: RESTRAINT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop asking; my hands are tied and I am not allowed to tell you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Depersonalized Rejection

Invoking the collective 'we' and institutional rules protects both parties' face by framing the refusal as an external constraint rather than personal ill will.

INTENT TAGS: #refusal #confidentiality #hedging #boundary_setting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不能透露 SPOKEN CHUNK

cannot disclose; not at liberty to reveal

A professional collocation frequently used to enforce confidentiality without sounding excessively aggressive.

这个事情 SPOKEN CHUNK

this matter; this issue

A colloquial phrase used to topically introduce a sensitive subject before delivering a restriction.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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