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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E25 (24:02) HSK 7
dāng chū wǒ zài yuè hǎi xiě zhuān lán de shí hòu gòu shí shì qiú shì le ba

当初我在月海 写专栏的时候 够实事求是了吧

“When I wrote columns in Yuehai, I was factual, wasn't I?”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E25
TIMECODE: 24:02 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shì ba

是吧

“Now you want to talk about seeking truth?”

dāng chū wǒ zài yuè hǎi xiě zhuān lán de shí hòu gòu shí shì qiú shì le ba CURRENT FOCUS

当初我 在 月海 写专栏 的时候 够 实事求是 了 吧

“When I wrote columns in Yuehai, I was factual, wasn't I?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kě nǐ men méi chéng rèn nǎ bié zài gēn wǒ tí shén me wèi le yuè hǎi de fā zhǎn

“But you never admitted it. Don't give me that "for Yuehai's development" excuse.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: DEFENDING CREDIBILITY
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't lecture me about loyalty or facts; I did everything right in the past and you still failed to recognize it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Gongshi (Public Duty vs. Personal Recognition)

In Chinese professional environments, employees often feel deep grievance when their professional sacrifices for the collective are dismissed or unrewarded by organizational leadership.

INTENT TAGS: #self_justification #confrontation #reproach #defending_credibility
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
实事求是 SPOKEN CHUNK

to seek truth from facts; realistic and pragmatic

A highly common idiom used in professional and political contexts to emphasize objectivity and grounding in reality.

写专栏 SPOKEN CHUNK

to write a column

Common media/journalism collocation referring to authoring regular newspaper or magazine opinion pieces.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the rhetorical question while prompting the listener to agree with the claim.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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