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《COURT!》 S1·E18 (05:49) HSK 5
wǒ fù dān bù qǐ nǐ zhè me hǎo de lǜ shī

我负担不起你这么好的律师

“I cannot afford a lawyer as good as you.”

《COURT!》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 05:49 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dào shí hòu wǒ péi nǐ yī kuài guò qù

到时候我陪你一块过去

“I will go with you.”

wǒ fù dān bù qǐ nǐ zhè me hǎo de lǜ shī CURRENT FOCUS

我 负担不起 你 这么好的 律师

“I cannot afford a lawyer as good as you.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ bù shōu nín de fèi yòng

我不收您的费用

“I will not charge you.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: POLITE REFUSAL
Tone: HESITANT
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Your help is too expensive for me, so please don't get involved.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Renqing and Financial Modesty

Declining generous professional help is customary to avoid incurring unpayable personal favors or loss of face due to poverty.

INTENT TAGS: #refusal #hedging #self_deprecation #financial_concern
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
负担不起 SPOKEN CHUNK

cannot afford / unable to bear the expense

A common potential complement used to express financial or psychological inability to handle a cost or responsibility.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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