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《Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars》 S1·E2 (19:32) HSK 7
jiù bù xiǎo xīn mào fàn liǎng wèi

就不小心冒犯两位

“and said something out of line.”

《Wishing Upon the Shooting Stars》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 19:32 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tài huāng le

太慌了

“panicked,”

jiù bù xiǎo xīn mào fàn liǎng wèi CURRENT FOCUS

就 不小心冒犯 两位

“and said something out of line.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xī wàng nǐ men bú yào jiè yì

“I hope you don't mind.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: APOLOGIZING
Tone: APOLOGETIC
Emotion: REGRET
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Face-Saving via Attributing Fault to Clumsiness

Admitting one acted 'carelessly' or in 'panic' serves to protect both parties' face by ensuring the slight is recognized as an honest mishap rather than malicious disrespect.

INTENT TAGS: #apology #face_saving #politeness #appeasement
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不小心 SPOKEN CHUNK

accidentally / carelessly

Commonly placed before a verb to emphasize that an improper action or mistake was unintentional.

冒犯 SPOKEN CHUNK

to offend / to displease

A courteous, slightly elevated verb used when apologizing for overstepping social propriety.

两位 SPOKEN CHUNK

the two of you

A polite classifier combination used to address two people respectfully.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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