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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E11 (37:07) HSK 6
wǒ zhè bù yě pà tā men duì nǐ bù lì ma nà jiù ràng tā men shuō ba

我这不也怕他们对你不利嘛 那就让他们说吧

“I was worried they might hurt your reputation. Let them say what they want.”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 37:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā men yì lùn dé yǒu duō nán tīng

“how bad the gossip will be.”

wǒ zhè bù yě pà tā men duì nǐ bù lì ma nà jiù ràng tā men shuō ba CURRENT FOCUS

我 这不 也怕他们对你 不利 嘛 那就让他们说吧

“I was worried they might hurt your reputation. Let them say what they want.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ jì rán yào jiē xǔ zǒng de bān nà jiù dé yǒu dǎn zi dǎng xǔ zǒng de dāo

“Since I'm taking over Mr. Xu's role, I must have the nerve to face what he faced.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: APPEASING
Tone: CONCILIATORY
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I only warned you out of concern for your safety, but if you're prepared to take the hit, I won't argue.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Navigating Office Politics and Gossip

In Chinese organizational dynamics, showing concern over harmful gossip validates loyalty and personal alliances between colleagues.

INTENT TAGS: #explaining_motives #showing_loyalty #concession #dismissal_of_rumors
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
对你不利 SPOKEN CHUNK

be harmful or disadvantageous to you

A common professional or interpersonal expression used to warn someone about impending threats or gossip.

那就让他们说吧 SPOKEN CHUNK

then just let them talk

Use this phrase to convey resignation or dismissive indifference toward workplace gossip and critics.

Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the rhetorical question and implies that the speaker's good intentions should be obvious.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks reluctant acceptance and concession regarding letting others continue their gossip.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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