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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E30 (04:38) HSK 5
xià zǒng kě shì wǒ men lǜ suǒ de dà kè hù

夏总可是 我们律所的大客户

“Ms. Xia is a major client of our law firm.”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E30
TIMECODE: 04:38 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN kě shì zěn me tā yě lái le

可是怎么他也来了

“But why is he here, too?”

xià zǒng kě shì wǒ men lǜ suǒ de dà kè hù CURRENT FOCUS

夏总 可是 我们律所的 大客户

“Ms. Xia is a major client of our law firm.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè jǐ tiān wǒ dài biǎo wǒ men lǜ suǒ péi tóng xià zǒng

这几天我代表我们律所 陪同夏总

“For the next few days, on behalf of our law firm, I will be accompanying Ms. Xia”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: JUSTIFYING PRESENCE
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He brings in too much money to question, so we have to treat him like royalty.”
💡 Cultural Insight: VIP Client Status (da ke hu yi shi)

In Chinese corporate culture, key clients are treated with utmost deference and personal accompaniment by firm representatives to preserve business relationships.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #deference #status_marking #professional_boundary
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
可是 SPOKEN CHUNK

indeed / after all (emphatic marker)

Used before a predicate to forcefully confirm a known fact or highlight an undeniable status.

大客户 SPOKEN CHUNK

key account / major client

Standard business term used to designate high-value commercial clients who generate significant revenue.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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