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《Road to Success》 S1·E28 (06:49) HSK 5
nǐ zhǎn kāi lái shuō ba

你展开来说吧

“Elaborate on that.”

《Road to Success》 S1·E28
TIMECODE: 06:49 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bú shì ma

不是吗

“Am I right?”

nǐ zhǎn kāi lái shuō ba CURRENT FOCUS

你 展开来说 吧

“Elaborate on that.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bǎ cáng yǒu mí tí de cǎi sè zhǐ hé sāi jìn xué shēng chōu tì

把藏有谜题的彩色纸盒 塞进学生抽屉

“Stuffing a colorful box filled with puzzles into a student's desk drawer”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: REQUESTING ELABORATION
Tone: ENCOURAGING
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Polite Yielding of the Floor

Adding softening particles like '吧' when requesting someone to speak demonstrates respect and gives them room to present their thoughts comprehensively.

INTENT TAGS: #prompting #requesting_detail #yielding_floor #clarification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
展开来说 SPOKEN CHUNK

elaborate; go into detail

A highly practical spoken phrase used in meetings or discussions to ask someone to flesh out an idea.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the command, turning a directive into a welcoming invitation to speak freely.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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