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《Unsettled Case》 S1·E4 (38:10) HSK 7
- zhū rú cǐ lèi - bào qiàn wǒ méi tīng míng bái

- 诸如此类 - 抱歉 我没听明白

“Blah, blah, blah. Sorry, you've lost me.”

《Unsettled Case》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 38:10 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN “ tóng yī gè fáng jiān tóng yī zhāng chuáng ”

“同一个房间 同一张床”

“"I can't wait for next time." "Same room, same bed."”

- zhū rú cǐ lèi - bào qiàn wǒ méi tīng míng bái CURRENT FOCUS

- 诸如此类 - 抱歉 我 没听明白

“Blah, blah, blah. Sorry, you've lost me.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè shì sòng gěi méi lǐ tè de xiān huā shàng fù dài de zì tiáo

这是送给梅里特的鲜花上附带的字条

“It was a note attached to some flowers that were sent to Merritt.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: REQUESTING CLARIFICATION
Tone: POLITE
Emotion: CONFUSION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Polite Clarification

Using '抱歉' (sorry) before admitting confusion softens the interaction and maintains professional politeness during formal discussions.

INTENT TAGS: #clarification #polite_inquiry #admission_of_confusion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
诸如此类 SPOKEN CHUNK

and things like that; and so on

A common spoken and written idiom used to summarize similar items or situations without listing them all.

没听明白 SPOKEN CHUNK

did not catch/understand what was said

A polite, standard conversational phrase to signal that you need the speaker to clarify or explain further.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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