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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E4 (11:27) HSK 4
zhè ge shuō dé bù hǎo tīng de huà shì zhí yè cāo shǒu wèn tí a

这个说得不好听的话 是职业操守问题啊

“frankly speaking, that's a matter of professional ethics.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 11:27 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN gù yì fēng suǒ diào chén xīng de yī xiē guān jiàn xìn xī

故意封锁掉茞星的一些关键信息

“by deliberately withholding key information from Chenxing,”

zhè ge shuō dé bù hǎo tīng de huà shì zhí yè cāo shǒu wèn tí a CURRENT FOCUS

这个 说得不好听的话 是 职业操守问题啊

“frankly speaking, that's a matter of professional ethics.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wú zǒng nín kě bù hǎo yuān wǎng rén de

吴总 您可不好冤枉人的

“Ms. Wu, that's a serious accusation.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: REPRIMANDING INDIRECTLY
Tone: STERN
Emotion: DISAPPROVAL
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You have crossed an ethical line and violated professional standards.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Hedging Severe Criticism

Phrases like '说得不好听' serve to signal that the speaker recognizes the harshness of their words while still demanding accountability.

INTENT TAGS: #criticism #warning #framing #ethical_challenge
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
说得不好听 SPOKEN CHUNK

to put it bluntly / unpleasantly speaking

Used as a conversational hedge before delivering harsh criticism or an uncomfortable truth.

职业操守 SPOKEN CHUNK

professional ethics / professional integrity

A formal term used in workplace settings to evaluate someone's code of conduct.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds emphasis and seriousness to the evaluation at the end of the clause.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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