《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E11 (17:54)
HSK 5
jīn tiān wǒ hái yào jiàn kè hù ne
今天我还要见客户呢
“I still need to meet a client today.”
《Hold A Court Now》
S1·E11
TIMECODE: 17:54
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
wǒ jiù shuō lǐ miàn yǒu chóng zi ba nǐ piān bù tīng
“I told you there were bugs inside but you just wouldn't listen.”
jīn tiān wǒ hái yào jiàn kè hù ne
CURRENT FOCUS
今天 我 还要 见客户 呢
“I still need to meet a client today.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
zěn me jiàn rén a méi shì tú diǎn yào jiù hǎo le
“How can I face them? It's fine. You just need to apply some ointment.”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
EXPRESSING DISTRESS
Tone:
COMPLAINING
Emotion:
ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Look at my face—I cannot afford to look like this in front of my clients today!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Mianzi and Professional Image
Presenting a polished and unblemished physical appearance before clients is seen as a crucial aspect of professional respect and maintaining 'face' in Chinese corporate culture.
INTENT TAGS:
#complaint
#worry
#face_saving
#urgency
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1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
还要见客户
SPOKEN CHUNK
still have to meet clients
Used to cite an important professional obligation as a reason for urgency or high standards of grooming.
Modal Particle「呢」 (ne)
CHANGE OF STATE
Emphasizes the ongoing obligation or unexpected complication, adding a tone of aggrieved complaint.
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2 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES
EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E11 (17:54) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus