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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E16 (36:28) HSK 6
wǒ pà dān wù gōng zuò wǒ zuó tiān wǎn shàng áo yè xiě de

我怕耽误工作 我昨天晚上熬夜写的

“I didn't want to delay work. I stayed up and wrote it last night.”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 36:28 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN fèi ní zhè nǐ shén me shí hòu xiě de

“Fei Ni. When did you write this?”

wǒ pà dān wù gōng zuò wǒ zuó tiān wǎn shàng áo yè xiě de CURRENT FOCUS

我怕 耽误 工作 我昨天晚上 熬夜写 的

“I didn't want to delay work. I stayed up and wrote it last night.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zěn me yàng hái xíng ma

“How is it? Is it alright?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: JUSTIFYING ACTIONS
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: EARNESTNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I worked through the night on this so nobody can accuse me of neglecting my duties.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Demonstrating Dedication (吃苦耐劳)

Explicitly mentioning that one sacrificed sleep for work highlights conscientiousness and protects against potential reprimands in a Chinese workplace context.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #showing_dedication #self_defense #earnestness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
耽误工作 SPOKEN CHUNK

to delay or disrupt work

A frequent workplace collocation used when apologizing or explaining proactive measures.

熬夜 SPOKEN CHUNK

to stay up late / pull an all-nighter

A widely used verb indicating staying awake past normal sleeping hours to complete a task.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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