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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E31 (09:07) HSK 5
ér nín zhī dào zhè yī tào zài zhè ge shí dài yǐ jīng xíng bù tōng le

而您知道 这一套在这个时代 已经行不通了

“And you know that kind of approach doesn't work anymore in this day and age.”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E31
TIMECODE: 09:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yǒu yě xīn méi dǐ xiàn

“ambitious and without limits.”

ér nín zhī dào zhè yī tào zài zhè ge shí dài yǐ jīng xíng bù tōng le CURRENT FOCUS

而您 知道 这一套 在这 个时代 已经 行不通 了

“And you know that kind of approach doesn't work anymore in this day and age.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gǎng dǎo mǎ shàng jiù yào huí guī le

港岛马上就要回归了

“Kong Island is returning soon.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: ADVISING SUPERIOR
Tone: RESPECTFUL YET FIRM
Emotion: EARNESTNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You know as well as I do that your outdated, ruthless methods will get us destroyed under the new rules.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Advising with deference (托大尊贤)

Using the honorific '您' and prefacing the advice with 'as you already know' allows one to criticize a senior without insulting their intelligence or status.

INTENT TAGS: #advising #reality_check #cautioning #respectful_challenge
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
这一套 SPOKEN CHUNK

this set of practices / this way of doing things

A spoken idiom referring to an entire system of methods, often used slightly dismissively or critically.

行不通 SPOKEN CHUNK

won't work / not viable

Widely used to dismiss an idea, plan, or method as unfeasible or ineffective under current conditions.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a change of state, stressing that conditions have transformed compared to the past.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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