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《The Knockout》 S1·E20 (17:29) HSK 7
shuō shì xī wàng huǎn hé yī xià wǒ gēn tā de guān xì

说是希望缓和一下 我跟她的关系

“He wanted to mediate between me and her.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 17:29 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hái yào jiào shàng chéng chéng

还要叫上程程

“He was going to ask Chengcheng, too.”

shuō shì xī wàng huǎn hé yī xià wǒ gēn tā de guān xì CURRENT FOCUS

说是 希望 缓和一下 我跟她的关系

“He wanted to mediate between me and her.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà nǐ shuō

那你说

“Tell me,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: REPORTING INFORMATION
Tone: GUARDED AND OBJECTIVE
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“That is what they claim on the surface, but who knows if that is their real agenda.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Surface Reconciliation (He Wei Gui)

In power struggles, rivals frequently use social gatherings or dining under the pretext of 'easing tensions' (缓和关系) to test boundaries or set political traps.

INTENT TAGS: #reporting #skepticism #distancing #office_politics
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
缓和关系 SPOKEN CHUNK

to ease tensions; to thaw or improve a strained relationship

Frequently used in diplomatic, business, or interpersonal contexts to describe smoothing over conflict.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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