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《Unsettled Case》 S1·E6 (01:18) HSK 4
bù guò nà jù huà zhè me shuō lái zhe ?

不过那句话这么说来着?

“But, hey, what's the, uh… the saying?”

《Unsettled Case》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 01:18 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN huò shì ǒu ěr shài yī bēi nèi gé luó ní huò shì yī piàn jù dà de hú luó bo dàn gāo

或是偶尔晒一杯内格罗尼 或是一片巨大的胡萝卜蛋糕

“alongside the odd Negroni or… epic slice of carrot cake.”

bù guò nà jù huà zhè me shuō lái zhe ? CURRENT FOCUS

不过 那句话 这么说来着 ?

“But, hey, what's the, uh… the saying?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN “ jiù yīn wèi wǒ duō yí bù dài biǎo jiù méi yǒu rén zài zhuī shā wǒ ”

“"Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean folks aren't after me."”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: RECALLING AN EXPRESSION
Tone: CASUAL
Emotion: CURIOSITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Conversational Prompting with Quotations

Invoking a third-party quote softens direct assertions and invites collaborative engagement from the interlocutor.

INTENT TAGS: #recalling #transitioning #prompting #quoting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
怎么说来着 SPOKEN CHUNK

how did that saying go? / how do you put it again?

A highly colloquial, natural filler phrase when trying to retrieve a memory, idiom, or quotation.

Modal Particle「来着」 (laizhe) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates recollection of a past event or phrase that has temporarily slipped the mind.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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《Unsettled Case》 S1·E6 (01:18) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus