《The Tang Mist》 S1·E2 (08:53)
HSK 7
zhǐ shì wǒ zhè rén shǒu bù gòu
只是我这人手不够
“But my manpower is limited.”
《The Tang Mist》
S1·E2
TIMECODE: 08:53
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
bǐ nǐ men gèng jiā zháo jí a
“(Cao Mingzhi, Magistrate of Ruanjiang County) than anyone.”
zhǐ shì wǒ zhè rén shǒu bù gòu
CURRENT FOCUS
只是 我这 人手不够
“But my manpower is limited.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
shí zài shì
实在是
“There is...”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
DEFLECTING RESPONSIBILITY
Tone:
EVASIVE
Emotion:
HELPLESSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not blame me if things do not get done; my hands are tied by a lack of men.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Tui-wei (Shirking via External Constraints)
Citing structural or resource limitations (like manpower) allows bureaucrats to decline requests without directly saying 'no' or appearing uncooperative.
INTENT TAGS:
#excuse
#deflecting
#hedging
#softening_refusal
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
只是我这
SPOKEN CHUNK
it is just that on my end
Used to introduce an obstacle or softening caveat in negotiations or workplace excuses.
人手不够
SPOKEN CHUNK
short of hands / understaffed
A common professional and daily excuse when unable to take on additional tasks.
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2 EXPR · 6 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《The Tang Mist》 S1·E2 (08:53) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus