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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E5 (17:05) HSK 1
gěi wǒ men jiā yì diǎn shí jiān

给我们家一点时间

“can you give our family a little more time?”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 17:05 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bú shì

不是

“No, I mean,”

gěi wǒ men jiā yì diǎn shí jiān CURRENT FOCUS

给我 们家 一点时间

“can you give our family a little more time?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiù sān gè yuè

就三个月

“Just three months.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: PLEADING FOR TIME
Tone: PLEADING
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Family as a Collective Unit

Using 'our family' rather than 'me' frames obligations and distress as a shared familial burden, appealing to communal sympathy.

INTENT TAGS: #pleading #negotiation #buying_time #supplication
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
给我们家一点时间 SPOKEN CHUNK

give our family some time

A respectful, earnest request used when begging for forbearance or postponing an urgent demand.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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