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《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E18 (40:08) HSK 5
jǐ wèi bù hǎo yì sī dǎ rǎo yī xià a zhè wǒ men zhè kā fēi qū yù shì

几位不好意思打扰一下啊 这我们这咖啡区域是

“Guys, sorry for the interruption. We sell coffee during the day and alcohol at night.”

《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 40:08 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè me zǎo jiù guān dēng le

这么早就关灯了

“The lights are already out?”

jǐ wèi bù hǎo yì sī dǎ rǎo yī xià a zhè wǒ men zhè kā fēi qū yù shì CURRENT FOCUS

几位 不好意思打扰一下 啊 这我们这咖啡区域是

“Guys, sorry for the interruption. We sell coffee during the day and alcohol at night.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zǎo C( kā fēi ) wǎn A( jiǔ jīng ) nǐ men yào xiǎng pāi zhào

早C(咖啡)晚A(酒精) 你们要想拍照

“We sell coffee during the day and alcohol at night. If you want to take pictures, you can head to the cybercafe.”

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Scene: Dining & Food
Function: POLITE INTERRUPTION
Tone: DIPLOMATIC AND APOLOGETIC
Emotion: POLITENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Excuse me, but you might need to adjust what you are doing in this designated area.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Polite Hedging in Service Encounters

In Chinese service contexts, staff often stack multiple polite apologies before stating restrictions to preserve customer face and minimize friction.

INTENT TAGS: #politeness #interruption #rule_setting #hedging
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不好意思 SPOKEN CHUNK

excuse me; sorry

A ubiquitous social lubricant used to soften interruptions or minor inconveniences.

打扰一下 SPOKEN CHUNK

sorry to disturb you for a second

Commonly used in service or public settings before initiating a request or announcement.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the interruption to sound friendly, polite, and unthreatening.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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