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《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E12 (07:13) HSK 7
zhè yī gōng zuò zhè jīn bēng dé tài jǐn le

这一工作这筋绷得太紧了

“that I was too stressed out from working.”

《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 07:13 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xīn xì pǔ róng fàn diàn

心系浦荣饭店

“about Purong Hotel”

zhè yī gōng zuò zhè jīn bēng dé tài jǐn le CURRENT FOCUS

这一 工作 这筋 绷得太紧 了

“that I was too stressed out from working.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ bié jiàn guài

你别见怪

“Please forgive me.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: MAKING AN EXCUSE
Tone: APOLOGETIC
Emotion: STRESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please cut me some slack; I am under immense pressure and might seem irritable.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Seeking Forbearance (别见怪)

In Chinese business culture, preemptively acknowledging one's excessive stress serves to soften interpersonal friction and preserve harmony.

INTENT TAGS: #excusing #defusing_tension #stress_relief #apologizing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
筋绷得太紧 SPOKEN CHUNK

nerves stretched taut; overly tense or high-strung

Useful idiom for explaining personal stress, anxiety, or hyper-focus under pressure.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a change of state to indicate the speaker has become overly tense.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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