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《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E19 (38:43) HSK 7
dàn yīn wèi shí jiān cāng cù bù tài xiáng xì

但因为时间仓促 不太详细

“Time was too short. It's not detailed.”

《Ashes to Crown》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 38:43 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yǐ jí zhè 25 rén jiā zhōng de rén dīng guān xì

以及这25人家中的人丁关系

“in Mr. Deng's family and his guests' family.”

dàn yīn wèi shí jiān cāng cù bù tài xiáng xì CURRENT FOCUS

但因为 时间仓促 不太详细

“Time was too short. It's not detailed.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiā zhōng yǒu mǎ sì pǐ 、 chē wǔ liàng

家中有马四匹、车五辆

“Four horses and five carriages.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: HEDGING
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't blame me if something is missing; I had very little time to put this together.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Preemptive Hedging (丑话说在前头)

In Chinese work culture, workers often highlight severe external constraints (like a lack of time) upfront to manage expectations and protect face in case the outcome is flawed.

INTENT TAGS: #hedging #excuse #expectation_management #reporting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
时间仓促 SPOKEN CHUNK

pressed for time; rushed

A very useful formal/semi-formal collocation to excuse imperfections in deliverables due to tight deadlines.

不太详细 SPOKEN CHUNK

not very detailed

A polite, understated way to admit that information is rough or incomplete.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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