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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E18 (19:33) HSK 7
dàn zhè yàng yě tài sú le ba shì hěn sú dàn shì hěn yǒu xiào

但这样也太俗了吧 是很俗 但是很有效

“But isn't that too tacky? It is tacky, but it's effective.”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 19:33 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN ér qiě wǒ men yǒu xiàn chéng de měi nǚ yòu bù yòng é wài huā qián

“We have existing beauties. No extra cost needed.”

dàn zhè yàng yě tài sú le ba shì hěn sú dàn shì hěn yǒu xiào CURRENT FOCUS

但 这样 也 太俗了 吧 是 很俗 但是 很有效

“But isn't that too tacky? It is tacky, but it's effective.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ hái shì rèn wéi wǒ men gōng sī bú shì hé dǎ měi nǚ pái

“I think our company isn't suited for the beauty card.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: COUNTER ARGUING
Tone: PRAGMATIC
Emotion: CONFIDENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I don't care if it lacks class—money talks, and results are all that count.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatism vs. Refinement (雅俗之争)

In Chinese business culture, there is an ongoing tension between being 'refined' (雅) and 'practical/grounded' (俗); achieving tangible commercial results frequently trumps aesthetic pretensions.

INTENT TAGS: #pragmatism #countering #conceding #results_oriented
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
太俗了吧 SPOKEN CHUNK

too tacky / vulgar, isn't it?

Used to criticize an idea, aesthetic, or strategy as lacking taste, class, or originality.

很有效 SPOKEN CHUNK

very effective

A common justification used in business contexts to defend unorthodox or unrefined methods.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Solicits agreement or expresses a tentative rhetorical question regarding the perceived lack of taste.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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