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《River Sunset》 S1·E4 (41:47) HSK 3
xū yào shí bā tiān de shí jiān

需要十八天的时间

“It will take eighteen days.”

《River Sunset》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 41:47 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN chuān yuè zhěng gè tài píng yáng

穿越整个太平洋

“across the entire Pacific.”

xū yào shí bā tiān de shí jiān CURRENT FOCUS

需 要 十八天的 时间

“It will take eighteen days.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN háng mǔ zài hǎi shàng háng xíng

“The carriers will sail at sea”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: PROVIDING INFORMATION
Tone: OBJECTIVE
Emotion: CALM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

INTENT TAGS: #informing #logistics #time_estimation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
需要……的时间 SPOKEN CHUNK

takes / requires an amount of time

A standard construction used to indicate the duration required to complete an action or process.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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