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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E10 (14:51) HSK 6
shì lín xiàn zhǎng jiān jué bù tóng yì bǎo zhù le zán

是林县长坚决不同意 保住了咱

“It was County Mayor Lin who firmly disagreed and saved us.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 14:51 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ tīng shuō le

我听说了

“I heard.”

shì lín xiàn zhǎng jiān jué bù tóng yì bǎo zhù le zán CURRENT FOCUS

是林县长 坚决不同意 保住了咱

“It was County Mayor Lin who firmly disagreed and saved us.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ zhī dào

我知道

“I know.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: CLARIFYING RESPONSIBILITY
Tone: EARNEST
Emotion: RELIEF
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not forget who stick their neck out to save our skins.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Patronage and Protection in Bureaucracy

In Chinese institutional culture, subordinates rely heavily on leadership figures to shield them during structural shake-ups, creating lasting debts of gratitude.

INTENT TAGS: #attribution #gratitude #reminder #loyalty
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
坚决不同意 SPOKEN CHUNK

resolutely disagree; firmly object

A strong collocated phrase used to express uncompromising opposition in organizational or professional matters.

保住了 SPOKEN CHUNK

managed to save; preserved; protected successfully

Commonly used when narrowly saving someone's job, reputation, or life from impending ruin.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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