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《COURT!》 S1·E8 (38:06) HSK 5
yào bù wǒ men jìn rù zhèng tí ba

要不我们进入正题吧

“Why don't we get down to business?”

《COURT!》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 38:06 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhǐ shì bù tài zhī dào zhè xiē gù shì

只是不太知道这些故事

“but I don't know their stories.”

yào bù wǒ men jìn rù zhèng tí ba CURRENT FOCUS

要不 我们 进入正题 吧

“Why don't we get down to business?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nín shì bèi rén gào le shuō qīn quán

“Were you being sued for copyright infringement”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: TOPIC TRANSITION
Tone: PROFESSIONAL
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Enough chitchat, let's talk about the serious trouble you're in.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Balancing Courtesy and Directness

Using suggestions like '要不...吧' allows speakers to redirect conversations firmly without causing the other party to lose face.

INTENT TAGS: #transitioning #focusing #efficiency #agenda_setting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
进入正题 SPOKEN CHUNK

get down to business; get to the point

Used to transition a meeting or conversation from pleasantries to the main agenda.

要不 SPOKEN CHUNK

how about; why don't we

Used at the beginning of a sentence to politely propose a shift in action.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the directive to switch topics, making it sound collaborative rather than bossy.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 6 GRAMMAR
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