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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E13 (28:30) HSK 4
nà ge ràng nǐ gē zhǔn bèi yī xià cái liào

那个 让你哥 准备一下材料

“have your brother get his paperwork ready.”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 28:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN fèi ní

费霓

“Fei Ni,”

nà ge ràng nǐ gē zhǔn bèi yī xià cái liào CURRENT FOCUS

那个 让你哥 准备一下材料

“have your brother get his paperwork ready.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà wǒ xiān zǒu le a

那我先走了啊

“I'll get going then.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: RELAYING INSTRUCTIONS
Tone: CASUAL
Emotion: CALM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Indirect Bureaucratic Coordination

In Chinese social and administrative life, friends or acquaintances frequently relay procedural reminders to relatives to help facilitate paperwork smoothly.

INTENT TAGS: #instructing #reminding #errand #casual_request
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
准备一下 SPOKEN CHUNK

prepare a bit / get ready

A very common softening pattern used when asking someone to prepare or get materials ready without sounding overly demanding.

材料 SPOKEN CHUNK

materials / documents / paperwork

Widely used in institutional and bureaucratic settings to refer to application forms, credentials, or required files.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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