《Light to the Night》 S1·E7 (25:50)
HSK 4
wǒ néng zài má fán nǐ bāng wǒ duō zhào gù yī huì er hái zi ma ？
我能再麻烦你 帮我多照顾一会儿孩子吗？
“Can I trouble you to look after Xiaohe for a while?”
《Light to the Night》
S1·E7
TIMECODE: 25:50
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
bù yòng le
不用了
“It's okay.”
wǒ néng zài má fán nǐ bāng wǒ duō zhào gù yī huì er hái zi ma ？
CURRENT FOCUS
我 能 再 麻烦你 帮我 多照顾 一会儿 孩子 吗 ？
“Can I trouble you to look after Xiaohe for a while?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
wǒ kě néng hái dé wǎn diǎn ér lái jiē tā hǎo ya bù má fán
“I might have to pick her up later. Sure. No trouble at all.”
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Scene:
Daily Life
Function:
POLITE REQUEST
Tone:
PLEADING
Emotion:
ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I am so embarrassed to ask, but I really have no other choice.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Keqi (Politeness and Non-imposition)
Explicitly verbalizing 'troubling someone' (麻烦你) demonstrates humility and acknowledges the social debt incurred when seeking help.
INTENT TAGS:
#requesting_favor
#apologetic
#softening
#childcare
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
麻烦你
SPOKEN CHUNK
trouble you / bother you
A polite formulaic expression commonly used before asking for a personal favor.
照顾一会儿
SPOKEN CHUNK
look after for a while
Softens the request by implying the favor will only take a brief amount of time.
Modal Particle「吗」 (ma)
CHANGE OF STATE
Marks a polite yes-no question to soften the directness of the request.
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3 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
GRAMMAR BLUEPRINTS:
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《Light to the Night》 S1·E7 (25:50) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus