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《The Dark Romance》 S1·E12 (36:44) HSK 4
wǒ dōu gēn tā men shuō le bù yòng má fán nǐ le

我都跟他们说了不用麻烦你了

“I told them not to bother you,”

《The Dark Romance》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 36:44 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ méi bì yào bǎ qì dōu fā dào wǒ shēn shàng

“There's no need to vent your anger all on me.”

wǒ dōu gēn tā men shuō le bù yòng má fán nǐ le CURRENT FOCUS

我都跟他们 说了 不用麻烦你了

“I told them not to bother you,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā men fēi děi ràng nǐ qiān zì nǐ shuō

“but they insisted on asking you to sign. So...”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: DEFLECTING BLAME
Tone: PLACATING AND DEFENSIVE
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't take it out on me—I tried to spare you this hassle, but they insisted.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Mianzi and Avoiding Trouble (Bie Mafan)

Saying 'I tried not to trouble you' shows respect for the colleague's time while subtly guarding against being the target of venting.

INTENT TAGS: #deflection #placating #self_defense #mitigation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不用麻烦 SPOKEN CHUNK

no need to trouble / don't bother

A polite phrase used to spare someone effort or show consideration for their workload.

我都跟他们说了 SPOKEN CHUNK

I already told them

Common spoken opener used to deflect blame by showing one had already taken preventive steps.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks completed action and indicates the established situation the speaker tried to bring about.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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