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《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E37 (14:29) HSK 3
bèi yí gè bàn rù zhù de kè rén gěi bàn zhù le

被一个办入住的客人给绊住了

“by a guest checking in.”

《The Epoch of Miyu》 S1·E37
TIMECODE: 14:29 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jié guǒ dāng shí

结果当时

“but I got held up at the time”

bèi yí gè bàn rù zhù de kè rén gěi bàn zhù le CURRENT FOCUS

被 一个 办入住 的客人 给 绊住 了

“by a guest checking in.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ jué de

我觉得

“I think...”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: EXPLAINING DELAY
Tone: APOLOGETIC
Emotion: HELPLESSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't blame me for being late; a customer caught me and I couldn't get away.”
💡 Cultural Insight: External Attribution for Delays

Phrasing delays with passive constructions like '被...绊住' frames the delay as an unavoidable external obstruction rather than personal negligence.

INTENT TAGS: #excuse #explaining_delay #self_defense #justification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
办入住 SPOKEN CHUNK

to check in (at a hotel)

The standard contemporary spoken term for handling hotel check-in procedures.

绊住了 SPOKEN CHUNK

to be tied down / held back / delayed by something

Colloquially used when an unforeseen task or person prevents you from leaving on time.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates the completion of the action and the resulting state of being detained.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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