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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E28 (13:07) HSK 4
yǐ hòu de shì yǐ hòu zài shuō

以后的事以后再说

“We'll talk about that later.”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E28
TIMECODE: 13:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hái bú shì wèi le duō zhēng diǎn hái nǐ ma nǐ xiǎo diǎn shēng

“Wasn't it to earn more money to pay you back? Keep your voice down.”

yǐ hòu de shì yǐ hòu zài shuō CURRENT FOCUS

以后的事 以后再说

“We'll talk about that later.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lín méi

林梅

“Lin Mei,”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: DEFLECTING
Tone: DISMISSIVE
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop making future promises; I do not want to hear your excuses right now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Delaying Tactics and Conflict Shelving

Phrases like '以后再说' serve as standard conversational buffers in Chinese culture to avoid immediate escalation or awkward decisions.

INTENT TAGS: #deflection #dismissal #evasion #shutting_down
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
以后的事 SPOKEN CHUNK

future matters; things that happen later

Commonly paired with verbs of postponement when setting aside distant issues.

以后再说 SPOKEN CHUNK

we will talk about it later; deal with it another time

A frequent conversational formula used to shelve an issue or avoid making a commitment immediately.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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