《My Destiny》 S1·E21 (35:32)
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hǎo bào qiàn a wǒ men zhè ér hái méi yǒu shàng bān
好 抱歉啊 我们这儿还没有上班
“Morning. Sorry, we're not open yet.”
《My Destiny》
S1·E21
TIMECODE: 35:32
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
zǎo shàng hǎo lǎo xiān shēng
早上好 老先生
“Good morning, sir.”
hǎo bào qiàn a wǒ men zhè ér hái méi yǒu shàng bān
CURRENT FOCUS
好 抱歉啊 我们这儿 还没有上班
“Morning. Sorry, we're not open yet.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
nín kàn nín yǒu shén me xū yào wǒ tì nín fú wù kě yǐ ma
“Need something? I can help you out.”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
POLITE REFUSAL
Tone:
COURTEOUS
Emotion:
POLITENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“We're not open yet, but please don't be upset—I can still help you out.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Service Politeness (Keqi)
Frontline workers in Chinese service contexts soften procedural limitations with immediate apologies to preserve interpersonal harmony and customer satisfaction.
INTENT TAGS:
#apology
#boundary_setting
#politeness
#hospitality
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
抱歉
SPOKEN CHUNK
sorry; my apologies
A polite and professional expression of apology commonly heard in service and workplace environments.
还没有上班
SPOKEN CHUNK
haven't started work yet; not open for business yet
Used by employees to indicate that the shift or operating hours have not officially begun.
Modal Particle「啊」 (a)
CHANGE OF STATE
Softens the bluntness of the apology and sets a friendly, service-oriented tone.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES
EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《My Destiny》 S1·E21 (35:32) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus