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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E9 (30:23) HSK 7
kě ràng yí gè nǚ rén dāng xiāo shòu lǎo dà

可让一个女人 当销售老大

“But having a woman lead sales?”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 30:23 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wéi yī rén xuǎn le

唯一人选了

“Zhao Mei becomes the only candidate for Sales Director.”

kě ràng yí gè nǚ rén dāng xiāo shòu lǎo dà CURRENT FOCUS

可让一个女人 当销售老大

“But having a woman lead sales?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ bù zhī dào

我不知道

“I don't know.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: EXPRESSING DOUBT
Tone: DOUBTFUL
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Are you sure a woman can handle such a cutthroat sales leadership role?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Gender Bias in Corporate China

Sales management in traditional Chinese corporate culture often involves heavy drinking and aggressive networking, leading some traditional managers to doubt female leadership.

INTENT TAGS: #skepticism #gender_bias #workplace_politics #questioning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
销售老大 SPOKEN CHUNK

head of sales; sales director

A colloquial workplace term where '老大' refers to the top boss or leader of a specific department.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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