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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E16 (27:48) HSK 3
yǒu xiē shì qíng zhǐ néng zuò bù néng shuō

有些事情 只能做 不能说

“some things can only be done, not spoken about.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 27:48 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN mù qián de yuè hǎi

目前的月海

“for the current Yuehai,”

yǒu xiē shì qíng zhǐ néng zuò bù néng shuō CURRENT FOCUS

有些事情 只能做 不能说

“some things can only be done, not spoken about.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qī shàng bā xià hé chéng shì jiàn shè fèi jiù shì bù néng shuō de gèng bù kě néng

七上八下和城市建设费 就是不能说的 更不可能

“'Seven-up, eight-down' and the construction fee are among them. They're absolutely unfit for publication in a newspaper like your New City Life.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: ADVISING AND CAUTIONING
Tone: CAUTIONARY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Some things must remain unsaid—you can do them under the table, but never talk about them openly.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Tacit rules ('can only be done, not spoken of')

Unwritten rules or grey-area practices prevalent in Chinese society and workplace culture, where all parties share a tacit understanding but must never openly articulate them in public or document them in writing.

INTENT TAGS: #advising caution #explaining unspoken rules #warning to stay silent
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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只能做,不能说 SPOKEN CHUNK

Refers to unspoken rules or grey areas that may be carried out covertly but must never be openly discussed

Commonly used in workplace, political, or business contexts to remind others to maintain secrecy and follow tacit conventions.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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