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《The Truth》 S1·E24 (27:07) HSK 6
shì zài rén wéi ma gān bēi

事在人为嘛 干杯

“It depends on what we do. Cheers.”

《The Truth》 S1·E24
TIMECODE: 27:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ yí dàn yǒu le mù biāo zài qù zuò nà jié guǒ kě néng jiù bù yí yàng le

“Once you have a goal and then act, the outcome might be different.”

shì zài rén wéi ma gān bēi CURRENT FOCUS

事在人为 嘛 干杯

“It depends on what we do. Cheers.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xià sǐ le zǎ zhěng de rén jiù bèi shā le

“I'm so scared. What happened? How did he get killed?”

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Scene: Dining & Food
Function: ENCOURAGEMENT
Tone: ENCOURAGING
Emotion: OPTIMISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Toasting for Encouragement

Clinking glasses over drinks is frequently paired with motivational sayings to forge camaraderie and mutually boost morale in Chinese social culture.

INTENT TAGS: #encouragement #toasting #motivation #camaraderie
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
事在人为 SPOKEN CHUNK

human effort determines success; where there is a will, there is a way

An idiomatic proverb used to inspire confidence and motivate someone to take proactive initiative.

干杯 SPOKEN CHUNK

cheers; bottom's up

The standard phrase used across all Chinese social drinking contexts when making a toast.

Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the proverb as an obvious truth or widely accepted common sense to reassure the listener.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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