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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E11 (16:25) HSK 3
wèi shén me yào gēn tā men hé kāi nà hái yòng shuō ma

为什么要跟他们合开 那还用说吗

“Why co-host with them? Isn't it obvious?”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 16:25 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yào cù xiāo bù lái gàn má

要促销部来干嘛

“Why involve Promotions Department?”

wèi shén me yào gēn tā men hé kāi nà hái yòng shuō ma CURRENT FOCUS

为什么要 跟他们合开 那还用说吗

“Why co-host with them? Isn't it obvious?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shàng tou kěn dìng xiǎng tí bá yī xià cù xiāo bù ma

上头肯定想提拔一下促销部嘛

“The higher-ups want to boost Promotions Department.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: RHETORICAL CLARIFICATION
Tone: CONDESCENDING
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“The reason is glaringly obvious if you understand office politics.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Reading Organizational Intent

In Chinese corporate culture, deciphering unspoken intentions behind administrative moves ('reading between the lines of upper management') is a common survival skill.

INTENT TAGS: #rhetorical_question #dismissal #office_politics #clarification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
那还用说吗 SPOKEN CHUNK

goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

A highly frequent conversational idiom used to assert that a fact or answer is self-evident.

合开 SPOKEN CHUNK

to hold jointly (e.g., a meeting)

A colloquial abbreviation for jointly convening a session or conference between two parties.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Forms a rhetorical question emphasizing that the answer is obvious.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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