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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E1 (17:26) HSK 7
zhào shū jì shuō le guò shí bù hòu

赵书记说了 过时不候

“Mr. Zhao said punctuality is a must.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 17:26 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bào qiàn tóng zhì zhè ge bào míng shí jiān yǐ jīng jié zhǐ le

抱歉 同志 这个报名时间 已经截止了

“Sorry. The application deadline has passed.”

zhào shū jì shuō le guò shí bù hòu CURRENT FOCUS

赵书记 说了 过时不候

“Mr. Zhao said punctuality is a must.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè wèi xiǎo tóng zhì nǐ shén me yì si ya

“Wait, what do you mean?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: INVOKING AUTHORITY
Tone: BUREAUCRATIC
Emotion: INDIFFERENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't blame me, I'm just following the boss's strict orders, so you're out of luck.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Appealing to Higher Authority (借势压人)

Front-line bureaucratic staff often cite high-ranking leaders ('书记说了') as a shield to refuse demands without facing personal confrontation or blame.

INTENT TAGS: #deflection #enforcing_rules #firm_refusal #invoking_authority
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
过时不候 SPOKEN CHUNK

will not wait past the deadline; no exceptions after the due time

A common formal idiom used on notices, deadlines, and administrative schedules to indicate strict cutoff policies.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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