《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E14 (34:46)
HSK 3
jīn tiān bù xíng wǒ gēn tóng shì yuē hǎo le yào qù chī fàn
今天不行 我跟同事约好了 要去吃饭
“Not today. I have plans with colleagues. We're going to eat.”
《Born to Be Alive》
S1·E14
TIMECODE: 34:46
·
1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
xiàn zài
现在
“Now?”
jīn tiān bù xíng wǒ gēn tóng shì yuē hǎo le yào qù chī fàn
CURRENT FOCUS
今天不行 我跟 同事 约好了 要去 吃饭
“Not today. I have plans with colleagues. We're going to eat.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
fàn shén me shí hòu bù néng chī a
饭什么时候不能吃啊
“You can eat anytime.”
Subtitles synced to millisecond timecode
Browse Show Clips →
Scene:
Daily Life
Function:
DIRECT REFUSAL
Tone:
FIRM
Emotion:
APOLOGETIC
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
💡 Cultural Insight: Prior Commitments as Polite Excuses
Mentioning pre-existing meal arrangements with colleagues or friends serves as a legitimate, socially accepted way to turn down last-minute invitations without causing loss of face.
INTENT TAGS:
#refusal
#prior_commitment
#scheduling
#declining
🧩
2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
今天不行
SPOKEN CHUNK
today won't work; not today
A direct and common spoken phrase to decline a proposal or schedule.
跟……约好了
SPOKEN CHUNK
already made plans with...
Standard formula for explaining that one already has an appointment or prior social commitment.
🏮
4 EXPR · 0 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)
《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E14 (34:46) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus