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《River Sunset》 S1·E29 (33:10) HSK 3
zhǐ yào nín zài gěi wǒ yì diǎn shí jiān

只要您再给我一点时间

“As long as you give me a little more time”

《River Sunset》 S1·E29
TIMECODE: 33:10 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā duì tiān huáng shuō

他对天皇说

“He said to the Emperor”

zhǐ yào nín zài gěi wǒ yì diǎn shí jiān CURRENT FOCUS

只要您再给我一点时间

“As long as you give me a little more time”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ kě yǐ zài měi guó de lā sī wéi jiā sī dǔ chǎng

我可以在美国的拉斯维加斯赌场

“I can go to the casinos in Las Vegas, USA”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: PLEADING FOR TIME
Tone: PLEADING
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please don't punish or dismiss me yet; give me one last chance to deliver results.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Honorific Deference (Nin)

Using the honorific pronoun '您' when petitioning an absolute monarch or superior highlights extreme power distance and humble submission.

INTENT TAGS: #pleading #requesting_extension #appeasement #subservience
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
只要……再给 SPOKEN CHUNK

as long as ... give (me) more

A common conditional structure used when negotiating for resources, grace periods, or second chances.

一点时间 SPOKEN CHUNK

a little more time

A polite, minimizing phrase used to soften requests for delays or extensions.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 9 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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《River Sunset》 S1·E29 (33:10) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus