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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E23 (10:05) HSK 6
rén jiā dōu mǎi le dān wù wǒ men shí jiān ma zhè bú shì

人家都买了 耽误我们时间吗 这不是

“- He's buying this place. - You're wasting our time. - Jeez. - I'm so sorry.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 10:05 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN ràng wǒ men guò lái duì bù qǐ duì bù qǐ

让我们过来 对不起 对不起

“- You told us to come. - I'm so sorry.”

rén jiā dōu mǎi le dān wù wǒ men shí jiān ma zhè bú shì CURRENT FOCUS

人家 都 买了 耽误我们时间 吗 这不是

“- He's buying this place. - You're wasting our time. - Jeez. - I'm so sorry.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN èr wèi duì bù qǐ duì bù qǐ bàn de shén me shì a zhēn de shì

“- Jeez. - I'm so sorry. - What is this all about? - Let's go.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: EXPRESSING ANNOYANCE
Tone: REPROACHFUL
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You dragged us all the way out here for nothing and completely wasted our time.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Rhetorical Criticism in Chinese Service Encounters

Chinese speakers often express dissatisfaction using rhetorical questions ('Isn't this just...?') to make the grievance self-evident rather than stating demands directly.

INTENT TAGS: #complaint #frustration #reproach #rhetorical_question
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
耽误时间 SPOKEN CHUNK

waste time; delay someone

Standard phrase to express that scheduling mistakes or inefficiency have cost someone precious time.

这不是 SPOKEN CHUNK

isn't it obvious that...

Used at the start or end of a clause in colloquial speech to reinforce an undeniable, annoying fact.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical question highlighting the undeniable absurdity of the situation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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