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《The Inner Eye》 S1·E25 (02:08) HSK 4
xiān zhǎn hòu zòu gēn nǐ dào gè qiàn

先斩后奏跟你道个歉

“what I did before.”

《The Inner Eye》 S1·E25
TIMECODE: 02:08 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ wèi wǒ zhī qián de

我为我之前的

“I apologize for”

xiān zhǎn hòu zòu gēn nǐ dào gè qiàn CURRENT FOCUS

先斩后奏 跟你 道个歉

“what I did before.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN méi guān xì

没关系

“It's Okay.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: APOLOGIZING
Tone: APOLOGETIC
Emotion: GUILT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I know I bypassed you, but it's done now, so please don't hold it against me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Ritual Apology for Preserving Harmony

Apologizing explicitly for procedural shortcuts helps restore interpersonal face (mianzi) even if the outcome was successful.

INTENT TAGS: #apologizing #face_saving #hedging #reconciliation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
先斩后奏 SPOKEN CHUNK

act first and report later; take unilateral action before approval

A very common idiom used when confessing to or excusing a fait accompli.

跟你道个歉 SPOKEN CHUNK

offer you an apology

A natural, polite spoken structure used to deliver an apology directly to someone.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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