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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E16 (29:56) HSK 5
nǎi nǎi shuō zhī qián jiào nǐ qù bāng tā lǐng tuō tuō lā lā hǎo jǐ tiān cái qù

奶奶说之前叫你去帮她领 拖拖拉拉好几天才去

“Grandma said she asked you before, but you kept delaying for days.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 29:56 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xiǎo zhào bāng wǒ lǐng de

小赵帮我领的

“Zhao helped me withdraw it.”

nǎi nǎi shuō zhī qián jiào nǐ qù bāng tā lǐng tuō tuō lā lā hǎo jǐ tiān cái qù CURRENT FOCUS

奶奶说之前 叫你 去帮她领 拖拖拉拉 好几 天才 去

“Grandma said she asked you before, but you kept delaying for days.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà nín jiù bǎ zhè ge gōng zī kǎ fàng fàng hǎo bú yào luàn fàng

“Then you should keep this bank card safe. Don't leave it lying around,”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: CRITICIZING
Tone: REPROACHFUL
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Filial Responsiveness

Promptly attending to elderly relatives' requests is considered an essential virtue, so delaying can invite family criticism.

INTENT TAGS: #criticism #blame #accountability #family_matters
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
拖拖拉拉 SPOKEN CHUNK

dilatory; procrastinating; dragging one's feet

A common descriptive idiom (AABB pattern) used to criticize someone taking too long to take action.

好几天才 SPOKEN CHUNK

only after several days

Use this structure to emphasize that an action took an unreasonably long delay before happening.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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