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《Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars》 S1·E12 (02:15) HSK 7
jīn tiān yīn wèi fēng làng guò dà de guān xì

今天因为风浪过大的关系

“Because of the big storm,”

《Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 02:15 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN - kuài diǎn - bù hǎo yì sī

-快点 -不好意思

“-Please be quick. -I'm sorry.”

jīn tiān yīn wèi fēng làng guò dà de guān xì CURRENT FOCUS

今天因为风浪过大的关系

“Because of the big storm,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ men chuán yǐ jīng kāi zǒu le

“our boat has left.”

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Scene: Travel & Transit
Function: EXPLAINING A REASON
Tone: APOLOGETIC
Emotion: REGRET
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Service Industry Politeness

Service staff in Chinese-speaking regions attribute disruptions to neutral external forces like weather to deflect blame while remaining respectful.

INTENT TAGS: #explanation #transit_announcement #justification #polite_notification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
因为……的关系 SPOKEN CHUNK

because of; due to

A polite, spoken formal pattern used to explain external causes and circumstances.

风浪过大 SPOKEN CHUNK

excessive wind and waves; rough seas

A formal set phrase used in transportation and weather notices for maritime travel.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

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

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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