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《The Inner Eye》 S1·E6 (09:41) HSK 4
bǎi máng zhī zhōng chōu chū yì diǎn shí jiān

百忙之中抽出一点时间

“spare a little time”

《The Inner Eye》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 09:41 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ xī wàng táng lǜ néng gòu

我希望唐律能够

“I hope Attorney Tang can”

bǎi máng zhī zhōng chōu chū yì diǎn shí jiān CURRENT FOCUS

百忙之中抽出一点时间

“spare a little time”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dài biǎo zán men suǒ cān jiā yī xià

代表咱们所参加一下

“to represent our firm.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: POLITE REQUEST
Tone: DIPLOMATIC
Emotion: POLITENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I know you are busy, but you must make time for this.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Polite Coercion (客气施压)

By explicitly acknowledging the other party's high status and busy schedule, the speaker flatters them while socially obligating them to comply.

INTENT TAGS: #requesting #hedging #flattery #politeness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
百忙之中 SPOKEN CHUNK

in the midst of a tight schedule / despite one's busy schedule

A highly formal politeness formula used when asking a favor or thanking someone for their time.

抽出时间 SPOKEN CHUNK

to spare time / to find time

Collocation used when setting aside time from an already demanding routine.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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