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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E8 (28:20) HSK 4
bào qiàn bào qiàn gāng cái máng wàng le méi yǒu dì yī shí jiān lái gěi nǐ shuō

抱歉 抱歉 刚才忙忘了 没有第一时间来给你说

“Sorry. I was busy and forgot to tell you.”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 28:20 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ lǎo bǎn ne hái dǔ zài lù shàng

你老板呢 还堵在路上

“Your boss is stuck in traffic?”

bào qiàn bào qiàn gāng cái máng wàng le méi yǒu dì yī shí jiān lái gěi nǐ shuō CURRENT FOCUS

抱歉 抱歉 刚才 忙忘了 没有第一 时间 来 给你 说

“Sorry. I was busy and forgot to tell you.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lǎo bǎn yǐ jīng dào le lái le yī xiē gōng yìng shāng hé tóng háng zài péi zhe ne

老板已经到了 来了一些供应商和同行 在陪着呢

“My boss is here. Some suppliers and peers are with him.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: APOLOGIZING
Tone: APOLOGETIC AND HURRIED
Emotion: GUILT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Immediate Communication (第一时间)

In Chinese business culture, keeping stakeholders informed 'at the very first moment' signifies high efficiency, reliability, and respect.

INTENT TAGS: #apologizing #excusing #updating #politeness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
忙忘了 SPOKEN CHUNK

forgot due to being so busy

A very common and polite workplace excuse for delays or oversights.

第一时间 SPOKEN CHUNK

immediately; right away; at the earliest opportunity

Used frequently in workplace contexts to show promptness or justify priority.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

5 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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