《The Dream Maker》 S1·E3 (02:36)
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wén zhāng xiě dé hǎo bù hǎo shì qí cì
文章写得好不好是其次
“Whether the writing is good comes second.”
《The Dream Maker》
S1·E3
TIMECODE: 02:36
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
wǒ rèn wéi a shǒu xiān shì yào zuò rén
“In my opinion, being a good person comes first.”
wén zhāng xiě dé hǎo bù hǎo shì qí cì
CURRENT FOCUS
文章写得 好不好 是 其次
“Whether the writing is good comes second.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
ā yí shuō dé yě duì
阿姨说得也对
“You're right, too.”
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Scene:
Social & Dating
Function:
DOWNPLAYING IMPORTANCE
Tone:
INSTRUCTIVE
Emotion:
EARNESTNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Talent doesn't mean much if your character and conduct are flawed.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Virtue Over Skill (先做人，后做事)
A traditional Confucian moral philosophy holding that developing upright moral character (做人) is far more important than possessing technical talent or academic skill (做事).
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#prioritizing
#moralizing
#advising
#downplaying
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
是其次
SPOKEN CHUNK
is secondary; comes second
Used to deprioritize one factor after having highlighted what truly matters most.
好不好
SPOKEN CHUNK
whether it is good or not
A standard A-not-A question structure used here as a nominal clause.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《The Dream Maker》 S1·E3 (02:36) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus