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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E8 (17:17) HSK 5
yǒu xiē zhǔ guān tí kě néng dá dé bú shì hěn hǎo

有些主观题 可能答得不是很好

“and I might not have done so well on some of the open-ended questions.”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 17:17 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yīn wèi dǎ shàng le shí gāo suǒ yǐ shǒu de huó dòng shòu le xiàn zhì

因为打上了石膏 所以手的活动受了限制

“Because of that, my hand movement was limited,”

yǒu xiē zhǔ guān tí kě néng dá dé bú shì hěn hǎo CURRENT FOCUS

有些主观题 可能 答得不是很好

“and I might not have done so well on some of the open-ended questions.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zài huàn gè tái

再换个台

“Change the channel.”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: HEDGING EXPECTATION
Tone: HESITANT
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't expect top marks; my broken hand really slowed me down.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Chinese Modesty and Expectation Lowering

Chinese students frequently downplay their expected exam scores to save face in case the actual results turn out poorly.

INTENT TAGS: #hedging #self_deprecation #expectation_management #excuse
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
主观题 SPOKEN CHUNK

subjective questions (e.g., essay questions)

Commonly used in academic testing contexts to contrast with objective multiple-choice questions (客观题).

不是很好 SPOKEN CHUNK

not very good

A classic Chinese euphemism used to soften criticism or self-assessment instead of saying 'terrible'.

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1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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