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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E2 (39:52) HSK 5
hé zuò hái méi yǒu dá chéng jiù shōu nǐ zhè me zhòng de lǐ wù

合作还没有达成 就收你这么重的礼物

“haven't reached a cooperation agreement yet, yet I'm accepting such a heavy gift.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 39:52 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN què shí yǒu diǎn bù hǎo yì sī le nǐ shuō zán men

“feel a bit embarrassed. You see, we...”

hé zuò hái méi yǒu dá chéng jiù shōu nǐ zhè me zhòng de lǐ wù CURRENT FOCUS

合作 还没有 达成 就 收你 这么重的 礼物

“haven't reached a cooperation agreement yet, yet I'm accepting such a heavy gift.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ zhè bú shì kè qì le ma wǒ gěi nín dào diǎn shuǐ

“You're being too polite. Let me pour you some water.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: POLITE REFUSAL
Tone: TACTFUL
Emotion: EMBARRASSMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You really didn't need to spend this much on me before the deal is done, but I appreciate your gesture.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Keqi and Gift Reciprocity (礼尚往来)

Accepting an expensive gift creates an unspoken social debt (人情); Chinese etiquette requires expressing hesitation to avoid appearing greedy or transactional.

INTENT TAGS: #polite_decline #face_saving #relationship_building #etiquette
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
还没有达成 SPOKEN CHUNK

have not yet reached / finalized

Collocates commonly with agreements, consensus, or cooperation (合作/共识).

重的礼物 SPOKEN CHUNK

heavy (expensive or generous) gift

In Chinese, 'heavy' (重) describes gifts that carry high monetary value or emotional weight.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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