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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E10 (05:15) HSK 6
rú guǒ tā men dǎ tuì táng gǔ le wǒ hái dé shù zhe dà mǔ zhǐ

如果他们打退堂鼓了 我还得竖着大拇指

“If they get cold feet, I have to humble myself”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 05:15 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN duì tóu zī zhě de xìn xīn yǒu hǎo chù ma

对投资者的信心 有好处吗

“or helpful in boosting the investor confidence?”

rú guǒ tā men dǎ tuì táng gǔ le wǒ hái dé shù zhe dà mǔ zhǐ CURRENT FOCUS

如果他们 打退堂鼓 了 我 还得 竖着大拇指

“If they get cold feet, I have to humble myself”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bǎ tā men qiú huí lái

把他们求回来

“and beg them to come back.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: COMPLAINING
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“It is absurd that I have to suck up to them just to keep their money on the table.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Appeasing Capital (Subordinating Ego in Business)

In Chinese business culture, entrepreneurs often have to suppress their personal pride (face) and flatter investors to secure capital.

INTENT TAGS: #complaining #venting #sarcasm #reluctance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
打退堂鼓 SPOKEN CHUNK

to back out; to give up halfway

A vivid idiomatic expression frequently used in business or projects when someone wants to withdraw.

竖着大拇指 SPOKEN CHUNK

giving a thumbs up; flattering/praising someone

Used metaphorically to indicate excessive praise or forced flattery toward someone.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a completed change of state or conditional realization of backing out.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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