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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E13 (17:04) HSK 4
lín zǒng bèi lǜ shī hái yǒu zhōu mèi jiě dōu hěn máng de

林总 贝律师还有周媚姐 都很忙的

“Ms. Lin, Lawyer Bei, and Zhou Mei are all very busy.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 17:04 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ zhè rén zěn me nà me táng tū a

你这人怎么那么唐突啊

“Why are you being so abrupt?”

lín zǒng bèi lǜ shī hái yǒu zhōu mèi jiě dōu hěn máng de CURRENT FOCUS

林总 贝律师 还有 周媚姐 都很忙 的

“Ms. Lin, Lawyer Bei, and Zhou Mei are all very busy.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ zěn me bù xiān wèn wèn rén jiā yǒu méi yǒu kòng a nà ge

“Why don't you ask if they're free first? Well, if tomorrow doesn't work, then another day.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: REBUKING LACK OF CONSIDERATION
Tone: REPROACHFUL
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You should know your place and not disrupt important people without scheduling.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Workplace Hierarchy and Consideration

In Chinese corporate culture, junior staff must show deference to superiors' time and avoid abrupt, unscheduled requests.

INTENT TAGS: #reproach #boundary_setting #workplace_etiquette #hierarchy
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
都很忙的 SPOKEN CHUNK

are all very busy

A spoken assertion used to remind or warn someone that people have no time for trivial interruptions.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Emphasizes the established fact of their busy state, adding persuasive weight to the rebuke.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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