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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E13 (07:42) HSK 4
nà yào bù chī diǎn zhè ge bù yòng má fán

那要不吃点这个 不用麻烦

“Then try some of this. - Have this. - Don't trouble yourself.”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 07:42 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN duì bù yòng bù yòng

对 不用不用

“Yes. Really, no need.”

nà yào bù chī diǎn zhè ge bù yòng má fán CURRENT FOCUS

那要不 吃点 这个 不用麻烦

“Then try some of this. - Have this. - Don't trouble yourself.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ men zhè xiǎo liǎng kǒu

你们这小两口

“You two newlyweds”

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Scene: Dining & Food
Function: OFFERING AND DECLINING
Tone: WARM AND CASUAL
Emotion: POLITENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Let's keep it simple so you don't have to fuss over us.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Declining to Prevent Inconvenience (Ke-qi)

In Chinese culture, considerate guests proactively tell hosts not to go to extra trouble ('不用麻烦') to maintain comfort and mutual ease.

INTENT TAGS: #suggestion #hospitality #politeness #easing_burden
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
那要不 SPOKEN CHUNK

in that case, how about; then why not

A very natural conversational starter to propose an alternative plan smoothly.

不用麻烦 SPOKEN CHUNK

no need to trouble yourself

Essential etiquette phrase used to decline extra hospitality politely.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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