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《Our Dazzling Days》 S1·E14 (28:18) HSK 4
běn lái shí jiān jiù bù gòu yòng

本来时间就不够用

“and I'm already short on time.”

《Our Dazzling Days》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 28:18 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ xué xiào hái yǒu hěn duō kè

我学校还有很多课

“I have many classes at school,”

běn lái shí jiān jiù bù gòu yòng CURRENT FOCUS

本来 时间 就 不够用

“and I'm already short on time.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ xiān bǎ diàn nǎo zhuāng shàng a

我先把电脑装上啊

“Let me set up the computer first.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: COMPLAINING
Tone: IMPATIENT
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I'm already swamped, so we need to hurry up and not waste any time.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Time Scarcity and Prioritization

In Chinese work and study environments, stating that one's time is inherently stretched thin is a common, direct justification for hurrying tasks along or setting firm boundaries.

INTENT TAGS: #justifying #expressing_urgency #complaining #time_pressure
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
本来就不够用 SPOKEN CHUNK

was already not enough in the first place

Use this structure to emphasize that a resource (time, money, space) was already scarce before an additional burden occurred.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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