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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E17 (39:27) HSK 6
lín xiàn zhǎng yě shì zài qí wèi móu qí zhèng ma

林县长 也是在其位谋其政嘛

“County Mayor Lin is just doing his job.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 39:27 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiù zhè yǔ qì yī mú yī yàng

“Exactly that tone. Just like him.”

lín xiàn zhǎng yě shì zài qí wèi móu qí zhèng ma CURRENT FOCUS

林县长 也是 在其位谋其政 嘛

“County Mayor Lin is just doing his job.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà xiàn lǐ de qíng kuàng nǐ yòu bú shì bù zhī dào

“You know the situation in the county.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: JUSTIFYING BEHAVIOR
Tone: CONCILIATORY
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't blame him personally; he has to do what his office requires.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Role Responsibility (在其位,谋其政)

A core Confucian administrative virtue emphasizing that an individual's conduct must strictly align with and serve their institutional mandate, separating official duty from personal hostility.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #mediation #mitigation #rationalization
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
在其位谋其政 SPOKEN CHUNK

to carry out the duties of one's office; to attend to one's own responsibilities

A formal idiom derived from the Analects, commonly used in professional contexts to justify actions dictated by one's job role.

Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Highlights that the statement should be obvious and universally acceptable, nudging the listener to be understanding.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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