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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E21 (31:36) HSK 4
gǎn gōng qī a

赶工期啊

“We're behind schedule.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 31:36 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shén me dòng jìng qǐng chí xù tōng bào qíng kuàng

什么动静 请持续通报情况

“Mr. Xie, what movement? Keep reporting the situation.”

gǎn gōng qī a CURRENT FOCUS

赶工期 啊

“We're behind schedule.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ yǐ jīng lián zhe hǎo jǐ tiān méi qù gōng dì le tài dān wù shì le

我已经连着好几天 没去工地了 太耽误事了

“I haven't been to the construction site for days. It's causing major delays.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: EXPLAINING CAUSE
Tone: STRESSED
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Schedule Pressure in Construction

Meeting fixed project deadlines is treated with supreme importance in Chinese infrastructure and construction sectors, often overriding personal schedules.

INTENT TAGS: #deadline #explaining #rushing #justification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
赶工期 SPOKEN CHUNK

to rush to meet a construction/project deadline

A very common industry and project management term used when working overtime to complete engineering or construction tasks.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the explanation while emphasizing the obvious necessity of meeting the timeline.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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