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《The Guilty》 S1·E5 (21:30) HSK 4
nǐ kě shǎo shuō liǎng jù ba shì a gǎn jǐn zǒu ba

你可少说两句吧 是啊 赶紧走吧

“You should say less. Yeah, let's go.”

《The Guilty》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 21:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ shì mǎ zǒng de mì shū

“I'm Mr. Ma's secretary.”

nǐ kě shǎo shuō liǎng jù ba shì a gǎn jǐn zǒu ba CURRENT FOCUS

你可 少说两句 吧 是啊 赶紧走吧

“You should say less. Yeah, let's go.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bié shuō la

别说啦

“Stop talking.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: DE ESCALATING
Tone: PLEADING AND HURRIED
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Shut your mouth right now and get out before you ruin everything.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Peace-making by Silencing (Quan Jia)

In workplace clashes, bystanders prioritize de-escalation by silencing their peer ('say two fewer words') to preserve hierarchy and contain social damage.

INTENT TAGS: #de_escalation #intervention #urgency #silencing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
少说两句 SPOKEN CHUNK

say less / bite your tongue / pipe down

The quintessential Chinese phrase for telling an agitated person to stop speaking to avoid escalation.

赶紧走 SPOKEN CHUNK

hurry up and leave

Used to urge an immediate physical exit from a dangerous or awkward situation.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the urgent command into an insistent plea or suggestion.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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《The Guilty》 S1·E5 (21:30) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus