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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E6 (27:22) HSK 1
jiǔ děng le lái lǐ biān zuò

久等了 来 里边坐

“Sorry to keep you waiting. Come. Have a seat inside.”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 27:22 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wú jiào shòu

吴教授

“Professor Wu.”

jiǔ děng le lái lǐ biān zuò CURRENT FOCUS

久等了 来 里边坐

“Sorry to keep you waiting. Come. Have a seat inside.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dào bēi shuǐ a lái bié bié shāo děng a lái yòng zhè ge

倒杯水啊 来别别 稍等啊 来用这个

“Get some water. Just a moment. Use this.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: WELCOMING GUEST
Tone: WELCOMING
Emotion: HOSPITALITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Host Etiquette (待客之道)

Promptly greeting visitors with apologies for their wait and immediately offering a seat and hot water is fundamental Chinese hospitality.

INTENT TAGS: #politeness #welcoming #hospitality #courtesy
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
久等了 SPOKEN CHUNK

sorry to keep you waiting

A mandatory polite formula when meeting someone after any slight delay.

里边坐 SPOKEN CHUNK

take a seat inside; please sit down inside

Warm and idiomatic invitation directing a visitor into an office or home living space.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Signifies that the waiting period has concluded with the speaker's arrival.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E6 (27:22) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus