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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E2 (20:05) HSK 7
duì bù qǐ lǎo dà néng bù néng zài gěi wǒ yī cì jī huì

对不起 老大 能不能再给我一次机会

“I'm sorry, Ms. Zhao. Could you give me another chance?”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 20:05 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN huì miàn lín shén me yàng de jié guǒ

会面临什么样的结果

“you know what consequence you'd face.”

duì bù qǐ lǎo dà néng bù néng zài gěi wǒ yī cì jī huì CURRENT FOCUS

对不起 老大 能不能再给我一次机会

“I'm sorry, Ms. Zhao. Could you give me another chance?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qù zhǎo nǐ zhǔ guǎn

去找你主管

“Ask your supervisor to settle your pay.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: PLEADING FOR LENIENCY
Tone: SUPPLICATING
Emotion: DESPERATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Addressing Boss as '老大' (Lao Da)

In contemporary Chinese workplaces, calling a direct supervisor '老大' combines formal submission with personal loyalty and closeness to appeal for empathy.

INTENT TAGS: #apology #pleading #supplication #appeal_for_mercy
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
对不起 SPOKEN CHUNK

I'm sorry

Standard apology expressing sincere contrition or regret.

能不能 SPOKEN CHUNK

could you please; is it possible to

A polite indirect question format used to make requests or ask for favors.

再给我一次机会 SPOKEN CHUNK

give me another chance

A common phrase used when pleading for leniency, forgiveness, or employment retention.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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