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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E23 (25:50) HSK 7
xū yào duō huā yì diǎn shí jiān zì jǐ yě dōu yìng fù dé guò lái

需要多花一点时间 自己也都应付得过来

“need a bit more time. I can handle it myself.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 25:50 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN méi guān xì wǒ zhǐ shì

没关系 我只是

“It's alright. I just”

xū yào duō huā yì diǎn shí jiān zì jǐ yě dōu yìng fù dé guò lái CURRENT FOCUS

需要多花 一点时间 自己 也都 应付得过来

“need a bit more time. I can handle it myself.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yuán gōng yǒu hěn duō zhǒng

员工有很多种

“There are many kinds of employees.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: ASSERTING COMPETENCE
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please don't doubt my ability; I just need a little extra time to get it done.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Professional Face-Saving and Endurance (抗压/面子)

In workplace culture, employees often minimize their difficulties to maintain face and appear resilient, preferring to take on extra strain rather than admitting inability to cope.

INTENT TAGS: #self_defense #reassurance #professional_competence #hedging
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
多花一点时间 SPOKEN CHUNK

spend a little more time / take a bit longer

A polite, understated way to request extra time or explain delay without sounding overwhelmed.

应付得过来 SPOKEN CHUNK

able to cope with / manage to handle

A potential complement construction used to convey that a workload or difficult situation is still within one's capacity.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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