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《My Destiny》 S1·E12 (13:48) HSK 5
shì lǎo bǎn ràng wǒ guò lái gēn nǐ tán de

是老板让我过来 跟你谈的

“The boss asked me to talk to you.”

《My Destiny》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 13:48 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN guǎn dé zhe ma nǐ

管得着吗你

“Why do you care?”

shì lǎo bǎn ràng wǒ guò lái gēn nǐ tán de CURRENT FOCUS

是 老板让我 过来 跟你谈的

“The boss asked me to talk to you.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè lǎo bǎn shuō a

这老板说啊

“He said”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: APPEALING TO AUTHORITY
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not take your anger out on me; this is coming directly from the boss.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Borrowing Authority (借力)

Subordinates frequently invoke their boss's name to overcome peer pushback and bypass territorial resistance in Chinese workplace culture.

INTENT TAGS: #appealing_to_authority #self_defense #legitimizing #deflection
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
是……让我…… SPOKEN CHUNK

it is [someone] who asked/told me to...

A common cleft construction used to shift responsibility or establish legitimate authorization.

过来跟你谈 SPOKEN CHUNK

come over to talk with you

Standard spoken phrasing used in professional or semi-formal settings to initiate a serious discussion.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as part of the emphatic 'shi... de' pattern, affirming the reality and reason behind the speaker's action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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