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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E1 (13:47) HSK 6
dàn wǒ tài dù jiān dìng yòu bù shī lǐ mào wǒ gēn nǐ shuō

但我态度坚定 又不失礼貌 我跟你说

“But I stayed firm and still kept it polite. You know,”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 13:47 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiù xiàng nǐ shuō de tā jiù shì zài nà ér tiǎo bō lí jiàn

“Just like you said, he was trying to drive a wedge between us.”

dàn wǒ tài dù jiān dìng yòu bù shī lǐ mào wǒ gēn nǐ shuō CURRENT FOCUS

但我态度坚定 又不 失礼 貌 我跟你说

“But I stayed firm and still kept it polite. You know,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ biǎo xiàn dé kě hǎo le

我表现得可好了

“I did really well.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: BOASTING
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: PRIDE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I handled that provocateur like an absolute professional, praise me!”
💡 Cultural Insight: Youli Youjie (Courteous Yet Firm Boundary)

Chinese social philosophy values achieving one's boundary without overt hostility, maintaining decorum even when opposing bad-faith actors.

INTENT TAGS: #boasting #self_affirmation #narrating #boundary_setting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
态度坚定 SPOKEN CHUNK

firm attitude; standing one's ground

A common professional and interpersonal collocation describing an unwavering, resolute stance.

又不失礼貌 SPOKEN CHUNK

without losing courtesy; yet remaining polite

Used to describe achieving a delicate social balance where one remains firm without being rude.

我跟你说 SPOKEN CHUNK

let me tell you; listen up

A frequent conversational opener used to grab the listener's attention before sharing key details.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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