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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E15 (06:25) HSK 5
nǐ shuō xiàn lǐ biān zhè me duō ān diàn xiàn gān de

你说县里边 这么多安电线杆的

“There are many power poles to be installed.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 06:25 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xiàn zài a shì wǒ men zhè gōng diàn jú rén shǒu yán zhòng bù zú

“The Power Supply Bureau is severely understaffed right now.”

nǐ shuō xiàn lǐ biān zhè me duō ān diàn xiàn gān de CURRENT FOCUS

你说 县里边 这么多 安电线杆的

“There are many power poles to be installed.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ men nǎ ér máng dé guò lái a shì ba bié gěi wǒ zhǎo jiè kǒu

“We're super busy. I don't buy it.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: JUSTIFYING DELAY
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: HELPLESSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“We are genuinely swamped everywhere, so do not expect us to get to your task quickly.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Appealing to Shared Realities

Using '你说' draws the listener into the problem, framing institutional inefficiency as an unavoidable external reality.

INTENT TAGS: #excuse #deflection #justification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
你说 SPOKEN CHUNK

tell me; just think about it

A rhetorical opener used to appeal to the listener's common sense when stating a problem or grievance.

电线杆 SPOKEN CHUNK

utility pole; telephone pole

Standard physical noun for concrete or wooden poles carrying electric or telephone lines.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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