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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E13 (42:24) HSK 5
yǒu xìn xīn bù dài biǎo bù qiè hé shí jì ba

有信心不代表 不切合实际吧

“confidence doesn't mean being unrealistic.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 42:24 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shū jì

书记

“Mr. Zheng,”

yǒu xìn xīn bù dài biǎo bù qiè hé shí jì ba CURRENT FOCUS

有信心 不代表 不切合实际 吧

“confidence doesn't mean being unrealistic.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN sān gè yuè

三个月

“Three months.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: CHALLENGING STATEMENT
Tone: SKEPTICAL
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are confusing blind optimism with wishful thinking; this cannot be done.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Seeking Truth from Facts (实事求是)

In administrative and bureaucratic Chinese environments, balancing official enthusiasm with practical feasibility is a classic point of contention.

INTENT TAGS: #dissenting #reality_check #tempering_expectations
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不切合实际 SPOKEN CHUNK

unrealistic / divorced from reality

Used in formal or work discussions to criticize proposals that ignore objective constraints.

有信心 SPOKEN CHUNK

to have confidence / to be optimistic

Commonly used in workplace environments to describe morale or determination.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens a direct contradiction into a suggestive rhetorical check, maintaining professional politeness.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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