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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E20 (15:51) HSK 4
dàn wǒ hái shì yào bǎ chǒu huà shuō zài qián tou zhī hòu nǐ gōng zuò néng lì bù xíng

但我还是要把丑话说在前头 之后你工作能力不行

“But I have to be upfront. If your performance isn't up to standard,”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 15:51 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ kě yǐ bǎ zhè liǎng zhǒng fēng gé xiāng róng hé

你可以把这两种风格相融合

“you can blend these two styles together.”

dàn wǒ hái shì yào bǎ chǒu huà shuō zài qián tou zhī hòu nǐ gōng zuò néng lì bù xíng CURRENT FOCUS

但我还是要 把丑话说在前头 之后你 工作 能力不行

“But I have to be upfront. If your performance isn't up to standard,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ shì bú huì shǒu xià liú qíng de

我是不会手下留情的

“I won't go easy on you.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: SETTING BOUNDARIES
Tone: AUTHORITATIVE
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You have a chance, but if you screw up, don't expect any mercy.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Disclaimers before Criticism

Explicitly framing tough demands as 'ugly words upfront' permits the speaker to maintain fair leadership without appearing maliciously hostile.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #demanding_competence #firmness #setting_expectations
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
把丑话说在前头 SPOKEN CHUNK

give a blunt warning in advance

Essential managerial expression used before delivering tough rules or expectations.

工作能力不行 SPOKEN CHUNK

lacking professional competence / underperforming

A direct colloquial phrase used in workplace contexts to evaluate poor job execution.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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