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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E29 (04:35) HSK 3
yòu kū le lǎo hán nǐ shǎo shuō liǎng jù ba

又哭了 老韩你少说两句吧

“Crying again? Han, give it a rest.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E29
TIMECODE: 04:35 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN fàng xīn dì zǒu ba

放心地走吧

“Go without worry!”

yòu kū le lǎo hán nǐ shǎo shuō liǎng jù ba CURRENT FOCUS

又哭了 老韩你 少说两句 吧

“Crying again? Han, give it a rest.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ yě shì

你也是

“And you.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: ADMONISHING
Tone: REPROACHFUL
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop talking, you are only making things worse and making her cry.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Mediation and Emotional Preservation

In social conflicts or sad moments, third parties often step in to silence a tactless speaker using '少说两句' to restore harmony and protect feelings.

INTENT TAGS: #shushing #intervention #defusing_tension #reproach
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
少说两句 SPOKEN CHUNK

say less; stop talking; bite your tongue

A very common colloquial intervention used to defuse tension or stop someone from aggravating a sensitive situation.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the imperative command, making it sound more like an earnest plea or pragmatic advice.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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