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《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E23 (23:42) HSK 5
nǐ gōng bù kě méi kě shì lǎo xiē méi yǒu bèi zhuā dào

你功不可没 可是老蝎没有被抓到

“Your contribution was essential. But Old Scorpion hasn't been caught.”

《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 23:42 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shàng yóu gōng yìng shāng hé xià yóu de mǎi jiā yě dōu lù chū le zhēn miàn mù

上游供应商和下游的买家 也都露出了真面目

“The upstream suppliers and downstream buyers have all shown their true colors.”

nǐ gōng bù kě méi kě shì lǎo xiē méi yǒu bèi zhuā dào CURRENT FOCUS

你 功不可没 可是 老蝎 没有 被抓 到

“Your contribution was essential. But Old Scorpion hasn't been caught.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè yī qiè dū huì chóng xiàn de

这一切都会重现的

“All of this will happen again.”

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Scene: Legal & Police
Function: HEDGING PRAISE
Tone: CAUTIONARY
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Good job, but we cannot celebrate yet because the biggest threat is still out there.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Yin-Yang Balance in Performance Feedback

In Chinese managerial and authoritative communication, lavish praise is almost invariably tempered with a reminder of remaining shortcomings to prevent complacency.

INTENT TAGS: #acknowledgment #caution #tempering #reality_check
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
功不可没 SPOKEN CHUNK

one's contributions cannot go unnoticed; played an indispensable role

A set four-character idiom (chengyu) frequently used in workplace and official settings to give high praise for substantial achievements.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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