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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E1 (22:12) HSK 6
liǎn hé nǎo zi zhǐ néng èr xuǎn yī

脸和脑子只能二选一

“it's either looks or brains?”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 22:12 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN suǒ yǐ nǐ jué de

所以你觉得

“So you think”

liǎn hé nǎo zi zhǐ néng èr xuǎn yī CURRENT FOCUS

脸和 脑子 只能 二选一

“it's either looks or brains?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN mù qián nǐ men gōng sī de gāo céng jù wǒ suǒ zhī dōu shì nán shì

“As far as I know, your company's senior management is all men.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: STATING OPINION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: CYNICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You cannot expect someone attractive to actually be competent.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Stereotyping Competence and Appearance

This reflects a common workplace bias that sharp looks often correlate with superficiality rather than professional capability.

INTENT TAGS: #generalizing #cynicism #asserting #judging
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
二选一 SPOKEN CHUNK

choose one out of two

A standard phrase used when presenting a binary choice or dilemma.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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