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《The Knockout》 S1·E19 (12:55) HSK 6
bào qiàn dān wù nǐ lǚ yóu le guò duàn shí jiān a

抱歉 耽误你旅游了 过段时间啊

“Sorry for the delay in your trip. Later,”

《The Knockout》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 12:55 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bié gēn wǒ xī pí xiào liǎn de

别跟我嬉皮笑脸的

“Don't be a joker with me.”

bào qiàn dān wù nǐ lǚ yóu le guò duàn shí jiān a CURRENT FOCUS

抱歉 耽误你旅游了 过段时间 啊

“Sorry for the delay in your trip. Later,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ dài nǐ men qù dí shì ní

我带你们去迪士尼

“I'll take you to Disneyland.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: APOLOGIZING
Tone: CONCILIATORY
Emotion: GUILT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please stop being mad at me; I'll make it up to you later with an even better trip.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Compensatory Placating (画饼与补偿)

In close relationships, work emergencies often force one party to cancel personal commitments; smoothing over the resulting friction typically requires immediate verbal deference combined with a concrete compensatory gesture.

INTENT TAGS: #apologizing #placating #compensating #buying_time
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
耽误 SPOKEN CHUNK

to hold up / to disrupt / to cause a delay to

Crucial polite verb used when one's own actions inconvenience someone else's time or schedule.

过段时间 SPOKEN CHUNK

in a little while / after some time

A common colloquial phrase used to defer an action to an indefinite future time.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the pause and seeks gentle confirmation/sympathy from the upset listener.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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