Sorry, could you repeat that?
Neutral Polite
What it really means
The standard polite way to ask a lecturer to say something again. Also: "Sorry, I didn't quite catch that." Completely normal — lecturers would rather repeat than lose you.
Chinese explanation
请老师重复的标准礼貌说法，也可以说 "Sorry, I didn't quite catch that."（不好意思，我没听清）。这很正常——老师宁愿重复也不想你掉队。
Example conversation
A: Sorry, could you repeat that last point? I didn't quite catch it.
B: Of course — I was saying the deadline has moved to Friday.
A：不好意思，最后那点能再说一遍吗？我没听清。
B：当然——我刚说截止日期改到周五了。
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