《The Knockout》 S1·E14 (09:42)
HSK 7
zhǐ bù guò shì yù dào le yì diǎn diǎn de zǔ lì
只不过是 遇到了一点点的阻力
“It's just that some tiny obstacles have come up.”
《The Knockout》
S1·E14
TIMECODE: 09:42
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
zhè ge zěn me shuō ne méi shì nín shí huà shí shuō
这个怎么说呢 没事 您实话实说
“How should I put it? It's okay. Just be frank.”
zhǐ bù guò shì yù dào le yì diǎn diǎn de zǔ lì
CURRENT FOCUS
只不过 是 遇到了 一点点 的阻力
“It's just that some tiny obstacles have come up.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
shì zhè yàng
是这样
“Here's the thing.”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
DOWNPLAYING PROBLEM
Tone:
DEFENSIVE
Emotion:
ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Things are actually quite difficult, but I don't want to make it sound like a crisis.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Reporting Bad News Tactfully
In Chinese organizational culture, subordinates frequently downplay obstacles using diminishing modifiers to preserve harmony and project competence.
INTENT TAGS:
#downplaying
#hedging
#euphemism
#face_saving
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
只不过是
SPOKEN CHUNK
merely; it's just that
Used at the start of an explanation to downplay the severity or importance of an issue.
一点点
SPOKEN CHUNK
a tiny bit; a little
A common colloquial diminisher used to soften tone or minimize a negative situation.
Modal Particle「了」 (le)
CHANGE OF STATE
Marks the change of situation or realization that an obstacle has emerged.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《The Knockout》 S1·E14 (09:42) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus