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《Go Ahead》 S1·E2 (29:08) HSK 4
suǒ lǐ yǒu gè àn zi shí zài tuō bù kāi shēn

所里有个案子 实在脱不开身

“I was busy with a case in the police station, so, I couldn't leave early.”

《Go Ahead》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 29:08 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ tiān tiān zěn me zhè me wǎn a

“Why are you so late every day?”

suǒ lǐ yǒu gè àn zi shí zài tuō bù kāi shēn CURRENT FOCUS

所里有个案子 实在 脱不开身

“I was busy with a case in the police station, so, I couldn't leave early.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN méi chī ne ba

没吃呢吧

“You haven't eaten, have you?”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: JUSTIFYING BEHAVIOR
Tone: APOLOGETIC
Emotion: EXHAUSTION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please do not be mad at me; work was overwhelmingly busy and I had no choice.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Work-Family Conflict in Public Service

Chinese police officers or public servants frequently face long, unpredictable hours, making domestic apologies over neglected family duties a common cultural motif.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #excusing_oneself #apology #appeasement
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
脱不开身 SPOKEN CHUNK

unable to pull oneself away; tied down with work

A highly common spoken idiom used to excuse oneself from social or domestic obligations due to urgent tasks.

实在 SPOKEN CHUNK

really; truly

Placed before verbs or adjectives to emphasize sincerity or an unavoidable reality.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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