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《Light to the Night》 S1·E15 (32:47) HSK 5
lǎo bǎn zhè ge nián tóu rì zi dōu bù hǎo guò nǐ gěi gè jī huì kàn yī xià

老板 这个年头日子都不好过 你给个机会 看一下

“Sir. It has been a few tough years. Give me a chance. Take a look.”

《Light to the Night》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 32:47 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN lǎo bǎn

老板

“Sir!”

lǎo bǎn zhè ge nián tóu rì zi dōu bù hǎo guò nǐ gěi gè jī huì kàn yī xià CURRENT FOCUS

老板 这个 年头日子 都不好 过 你 给个机会 看一下

“Sir. It has been a few tough years. Give me a chance. Take a look.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiè xiè

谢谢

“Thank you.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: PLEADING FOR OPPORTUNITY
Tone: PLEADING
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“We are both struggling to get by, so please just do me a favor and give this a quick look.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Appealing to Empathy (Tong Bing Xiang Lian)

In Chinese business negotiations at the grassroots level, framing both parties as sharing the same harsh economic struggle is an effective persuasive tactic to invoke empathy and lower defenses.

INTENT TAGS: #pleading #persuasion #empathy_appeal #negotiation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
这个年头 SPOKEN CHUNK

these days; in this era

A spoken phrase used to set the context of current social or economic conditions, usually carrying a sigh or sense of difficulty.

日子不好过 SPOKEN CHUNK

life is hard; times are tough

A very standard idiomatic expression for describing financial or general life distress.

给个机会 SPOKEN CHUNK

give a chance

Commonly used in job hunting, pitches, or asking for forgiveness when appealing to someone's discretion.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

5 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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