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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E7 (03:43) HSK 7
shì tǐ xiào de jiè shào xìn shū jì nǐ shuō huà suàn huà ma

市体校的介绍信 书记 你说话算话吗

“I'll write the recommendation. Mr. Zheng, you keep your word?”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 03:43 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ jiù gěi nǐ jiè shào dào zhè ge shì tǐ xiào qù hǎo ba wǒ gěi nǐ xiě

我就给你介绍到这个 市体校去 好吧 我给你写

“I'll recommend you to the city sports school. I'll write the recommendation.”

shì tǐ xiào de jiè shào xìn shū jì nǐ shuō huà suàn huà ma CURRENT FOCUS

市体校的介绍信 书记 你说 话算话吗

“I'll write the recommendation. Mr. Zheng, you keep your word?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ shén me shí hòu shuō huà bù suàn guò shù

“When have I not?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: SEEKING CONFIRMATION
Tone: PROBING
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't back out after promising me this.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Institutional Recommendation Letters (Jieshaoxin)

In planned-economy and danwei contexts, a formal letter of introduction from an authority figure was essential for personal advancement and mobility.

INTENT TAGS: #verification #accountability #doubt #commitment
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
介绍信 SPOKEN CHUNK

letter of introduction / recommendation letter

A historically crucial administrative document in China required to transfer units, enroll, or access institutional resources.

说话算话 SPOKEN CHUNK

to keep one's word / to honor a promise

A very common colloquial four-character idiom used to hold someone accountable to what they pledged.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Transforms the confirmation into a direct yes-no challenge regarding trustworthiness.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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