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《Road to Success》 S1·E4 (11:37) HSK 3
bù hǎo yì sī a wǒ jiā lǐ zhǐ yǒu zhè zhǒng

不好意思啊 我家里只有这种

“Sorry about this. I only have”

《Road to Success》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 11:37 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè me shùn lì

“It went so smoothly?”

bù hǎo yì sī a wǒ jiā lǐ zhǐ yǒu zhè zhǒng CURRENT FOCUS

不好意思啊 我家 里 只有这种

“Sorry about this. I only have”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN fěn sè máo róng xiǎo tuō xié zhè shì shén me yì si

“-pink wool slippers. -What does she mean?”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: PREEMPTIVE APOLOGY
Tone: PLAYFUL
Emotion: EMBARRASSMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please don't judge me; these ridiculous slippers are all I have available.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Guest Slipper Etiquette (换鞋礼节)

Taking off outdoor shoes and wearing indoor slippers provided by the host is a universal domestic norm in urban China, often creating humorous moments if only mismatched or cute slippers are on hand.

INTENT TAGS: #preemptive_excuse #hospitality #social_smoothing #awkwardness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不好意思 SPOKEN CHUNK

pardon me; I'm sorry

Prefacing an awkward request or offering to smooth social friction.

只有这种 SPOKEN CHUNK

only have this kind

Useful pattern for explaining limited options or inventory to a guest or customer.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Mellows the social awkwardness of the apology and sets a relaxed tone.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
不好意思啊 久等了
《蜜语纪》
86% Match
不好意思啊 久等了
bù hǎo yì sī a jiǔ děng le

“Sorry to keep you waiting.”

不好意思啊 姐 我还真没来得及准备
《我的山与海》
86% Match
不好意思啊 姐 我还真没来得及准备
bù hǎo yì sī a jiě wǒ hái zhēn méi lái de jí zhǔn bèi

“Sorry, Wanzhi. I actually didn't have time to get one.”

不好意思啊 我今天正好在搬家
《爱情没有神话》
86% Match
不好意思啊 我今天正好在搬家
bù hǎo yì sī a wǒ jīn tiān zhèng hǎo zài bān jiā

“Sorry, I'm in the middle of moving today,”

不好意思啊 我这工作就这样
《风过留痕》
86% Match
不好意思啊 我这工作就这样
bù hǎo yì sī a wǒ zhè gōng zuò jiù zhè yàng

“I'm really sorry. That's just how my job is.”

不好意思啊 添麻烦了 感谢啊
《年少有为》
86% Match
不好意思啊 添麻烦了 感谢啊
bù hǎo yì sī a tiān má fán le gǎn xiè a

“Sorry about that. Sorry for the trouble. Thank you.”

不好意思啊 我也没太清楚 到底是什么情况
《爱情没有神话》
86% Match
不好意思啊 我也没太清楚 到底是什么情况
bù hǎo yì sī a wǒ yě méi tài qīng chǔ dào dǐ shì shén me qíng kuàng

“I'm really sorry. I'm not quite sure what's going on either.”

不好意思啊 年纪大了
《以家人之名》
86% Match
不好意思啊 年纪大了
bù hǎo yì sī a nián jì dà le

“I'm sorry. She's old.”

不好意思啊 出了点意外
《生命树》
86% Match
不好意思啊 出了点意外
bù hǎo yì sī a chū le diǎn yì wài

“I'm sorry about this accident.”

不好意思啊 孩子太不懂事了 谢谢嫂子
《狂飙》
86% Match
不好意思啊 孩子太不懂事了 谢谢嫂子
bù hǎo yì sī a hái zi tài bù dǒng shì le xiè xiè sǎo zi

“I'm sorry. My son is spoiled. Thank you.”

不好意思啊 那我先 没事
《你好1983》
86% Match
不好意思啊 那我先 没事
bù hǎo yì sī a nà wǒ xiān méi shì

“Sorry, I'll just... It's fine.”

不好意思啊 我实在是有点着急
《轧戏》
86% Match
不好意思啊 我实在是有点着急
bù hǎo yì sī a wǒ shí zài shì yǒu diǎn zháo jí

“Sorry. I'm really anxious,”

不好意思啊 我爱人最近身体不太好
《钢铁森林》
86% Match
不好意思啊 我爱人最近身体不太好
bù hǎo yì sī a wǒ ài rén zuì jìn shēn tǐ bù tài hǎo

“I'm sorry, but my wife hasn't been feeling well recently,”

不好意思啊 那个事情就麻烦你了
《爱情没有神话》
86% Match
不好意思啊 那个事情就麻烦你了
bù hǎo yì sī a nà ge shì qíng jiù má fán nǐ le

“I'm sorry to trouble you with that.”

不好意思啊 您是
《玫瑰丛生》
86% Match
不好意思啊 您是
bù hǎo yì sī a nín shì

“Sorry, do I know you?”

《Road to Success》 S1·E4 (11:37) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus