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《Born with Luck》 S1·E16 (22:40) HSK 4
duì bù qǐ huò zài

对不起 货在

“We ran into a bit of trouble”

《Born with Luck》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 22:40 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN huò dào le

货到了

“Have the goods arrived?”

duì bù qǐ huò zài CURRENT FOCUS

对不起 货在

“We ran into a bit of trouble”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yùn shū guò chéng zhōng

运输过程中

“during the transportation”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: DELIVERING BAD NEWS
Tone: TENTATIVE
Emotion: APOLOGETIC
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I hate to break it to you, but there's a problem with the shipment.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Buffering Bad News

Prefacing delivery failures or contract snags with an apology mitigates immediate friction and preserves professional rapport.

INTENT TAGS: #apologizing #clarifying #cushioning #reporting_delay
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
对不起 SPOKEN CHUNK

sorry / excuse me

Commonly used in customer service or business communication to buffer unpleasant updates.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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