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《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E9 (12:04) HSK 4
yào shì xiě liǎng jù hǎo huà

要是写两句好话

“If I write a few good words,”

《The Imperial Coroner》 S2·E9
TIMECODE: 12:04 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ zhè zhī bǐ ya

我这支笔呀

“I have this very brush.”

yào shì xiě liǎng jù hǎo huà CURRENT FOCUS

要是 写两句好话

“If I write a few good words,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā jiù néng qīng qīng sōng sōng zǒu shàng wǔ guān de lù

“he can step onto the path of a military career with ease.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: HYPOTHESIZING
Tone: BOASTFUL
Emotion: PRIDE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“His entire career path depends on whether I choose to flatter him with my brush.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Power of Official Appraisal (考评与美言)

In imperial bureaucracy, an examiner or senior official's written evaluation had immense sway over an aspirant's entire career trajectory.

INTENT TAGS: #bragging #insinuation #displaying_power #bargaining
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
写两句好话 SPOKEN CHUNK

write a few good words / give a glowing recommendation

Commonly used when referring to putting in a good word or giving positive written feedback for someone's benefit.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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