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《Road to Success》 S1·E19 (18:32) HSK 2
nà wǒ men hái yǒu yī tiān bàn de shí jiān zuò zhǔn bèi

那我们还有一天半的时间 做准备

“Then we have a day and a half to prepare.”

《Road to Success》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 18:32 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yuē le hòu tiān shàng wǔ shí diǎn

约了后天上午十点

“We have an appointment at 10:00 a.m. the day after tomorrow.”

nà wǒ men hái yǒu yī tiān bàn de shí jiān zuò zhǔn bèi CURRENT FOCUS

那我们 还有 一天半的时间 做准备

“Then we have a day and a half to prepare.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ dǎ suàn zěn me zuò wǒ dǎ suàn zuò gè gè rén wǎng zhàn

“What's your plan? I plan to create a personal website.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: PLANNING
Tone: PRAGMATIC
Emotion: CALM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Efficiency and Timeline Awareness

Promptly calculating remaining preparation time immediately after setting an appointment reflects practical, task-oriented teamwork in Chinese workplaces.

INTENT TAGS: #time_management #coordination #planning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
做准备 SPOKEN CHUNK

to make preparations

A standard and versatile verb phrase used across formal and informal situations to denote preparation.

一天半 SPOKEN CHUNK

a day and a half

A natural spoken measurement of time, placing '半' directly after the primary counter and noun.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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