《The Dream Maker》 S1·E35 (34:33)
HSK 3
gāng cái wǒ shuō huà nín bié wǎng xīn lǐ qù a
刚才我说话 您别往心里去啊
“please don't take what I said earlier to heart.”
《The Dream Maker》
S1·E35
TIMECODE: 34:33
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
duì fá yí gè duì fá yí gè lǎo lǐng dǎo
对 罚一个 对 罚一个 老领导
“A penalty toast. Right. A penalty toast. Sir,”
gāng cái wǒ shuō huà nín bié wǎng xīn lǐ qù a
CURRENT FOCUS
刚才 我说 话 您 别往心里去 啊
“please don't take what I said earlier to heart.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
wǒ zhè rén jiù shì yǒu shén me zhí jiē shuō shén me le wǒ zì fá yī bēi
“I'm just someone who speaks my mind directly. I'll drink.”
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Scene:
Dining & Food
Function:
APOLOGIZING AND SMOOTHING OVER
Tone:
DEFERENTIAL
Emotion:
APOLOGETIC
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I know I overstepped my bounds earlier; please forgive my bluntness and don't hold a grudge against me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Banquet Apology and Self-Penalty (Zifa Yibei)
At Chinese dinner tables, alcohol is used as a social lubricant to resolve tension. Apologizing to a superior while voluntarily drinking a penalty cup restores the superior's 'mianzi' (face) and excuses one's bluntness.
INTENT TAGS:
#apologizing
#saving_face
#deference
#smoothing_tension
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1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
别往心里去
SPOKEN CHUNK
don't take it to heart / don't be offended
Essential phrase for apologizing after making a blunt, awkward, or potentially offensive remark.
Modal Particle「啊」 (a)
CHANGE OF STATE
Softens the plea and adds warmth and sincerity to the apology.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E35 (34:33) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus