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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E18 (38:20) HSK 5
nà yǐ hòu bǎo bù qí rén jiù dāng zǒng jiān jīng lǐ

那以后保不齐 人就当总监 经理

“But in the future, they might become a director or manager.”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 38:20 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN kě néng shì yí gè xiǎo xiǎo de zhuān yuán

“One might be a lowly specialist today.”

nà yǐ hòu bǎo bù qí rén jiù dāng zǒng jiān jīng lǐ CURRENT FOCUS

那以后 保不齐 人 就当 总监 经理

“But in the future, they might become a director or manager.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shuō bù dìng wèi lái hái néng shì gè lǎo bǎn ne wǒ men ne

“And they might even become a boss. What about us?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: SPECULATING CAREER PROSPECTS
Tone: PRAGMATIC
Emotion: ANTICIPATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't look down on them now; they might end up as our boss someday.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Corporate Pragmatism

In Chinese workplace culture, junior employees are wary of offending anyone, as unexpected promotions can quickly turn peers or subordinates into powerful superiors.

INTENT TAGS: #speculation #career_advice #foresight #hierarchy
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
保不齐 SPOKEN CHUNK

more likely than not; there is a good chance that

A common colloquial Northern expression used to express a strong possibility or risk of an unexpected event.

当总监 SPOKEN CHUNK

to become a director

Used in corporate environments when talking about holding an executive management position.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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