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《Road to Success》 S1·E28 (03:19) HSK 3
wǒ kě yǐ xiàng nín jiè yī běn shū ma

我可以向您借一本书吗

“Can I borrow a book from you?”

《Road to Success》 S1·E28
TIMECODE: 03:19 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN qián zhǔ rèn

钱主任

“Director Qian.”

wǒ kě yǐ xiàng nín jiè yī běn shū ma CURRENT FOCUS

我可以 向您借 一本书吗

“Can I borrow a book from you?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shū

书

“A book?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: MAKING POLITE REQUEST
Tone: POLITE
Emotion: RESPECTFUL
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Politeness Formulations

Using '我可以...吗' combined with the honorific pronoun demonstrates proper etiquette when addressing leaders or mentors.

INTENT TAGS: #asking_permission #polite_request #deference
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
向您借 SPOKEN CHUNK

borrow from you

A polite prepositional pattern indicating the source from which something is borrowed.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Turns the statement into a polite yes-no question.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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