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《The Knockout》 S1·E8 (35:00) HSK 4
nín kě yǐ miǎn fèi shì tīng yī jié kè wǒ jiā de hái zi chéng jì tǐng hǎo de

您可以免费试听一节课 我家的孩子成绩挺好的

“Your child can take one lesson for free. My son has good grades.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 35:00 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ shì shěng lǐ gōng dà bù yòng le xiè xiè

“I graduated from Provincial Tech University. No, thanks.”

nín kě yǐ miǎn fèi shì tīng yī jié kè wǒ jiā de hái zi chéng jì tǐng hǎo de CURRENT FOCUS

您可以 免费试听 一节课 我家 的孩子 成绩挺好 的

“Your child can take one lesson for free. My son has good grades.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN chéng jì hǎo jiù gèng yīng gāi gǒng gù gǒng gù wǒ jiù shì jīng hǎi rén

成绩好就更应该 巩固巩固 我就是京海人

“That's why he needs a tutor to get even better grades. I'm a local.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: POLITE REFUSAL
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: INDIFFERENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Thank you for the offer, but we don't need tutoring and I don't want to hire you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Face-saving Rejection (委婉拒绝)

Rather than stating a lack of money or interest, parents often cite good grades to reject tutors while preserving face for both sides.

INTENT TAGS: #sales_pitch #polite_refusal #deflection #face_saving
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
免费试听 SPOKEN CHUNK

free trial listening/class

A standard marketing term in education and training services to entice cautious customers.

成绩挺好的 SPOKEN CHUNK

grades are pretty good

Often used literally to praise a student, or strategically as a polite rejection to academic tutors.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Asserts the reality and state of the child's academic performance with mild firmness.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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