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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E7 (39:49) HSK 6
zhè ge xīn zhèn zhǎng xīn tài hěn le yì diǎn qíng miàn dōu bù jiǎng

这个新镇长心太狠了 一点情面都不讲

“This new town mayor has no heart. It's all business with her.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 39:49 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wéi zhě bì fá

违者必罚

“Violators will be fined.”

zhè ge xīn zhèn zhǎng xīn tài hěn le yì diǎn qíng miàn dōu bù jiǎng CURRENT FOCUS

这个 新镇长 心太狠了 一点情面都不讲

“This new town mayor has no heart. It's all business with her.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiù shì jiù shì jiù shì nín bié fàng xīn shàng

就是 就是 就是 您别放心上

“- Exactly. - Exactly. Don't take it to heart.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: CRITICIZING THIRD PARTY
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: RESENTMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Qingmian (Relational Consideration)

Traditional Chinese community governance balances rules with personal relationships; an official who ignores 'qingmian' is often perceived as heartless.

INTENT TAGS: #complaining #criticism #venting #social_gossip
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
心太狠 SPOKEN CHUNK

too ruthless or cold-hearted

A blunt colloquial description for someone perceived as entirely devoid of mercy or compassion.

不讲情面 SPOKEN CHUNK

to show no personal consideration or face-saving leniency

Commonly used to describe an authority figure who strictly follows rules without bending to personal ties.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Signals an emphatic change of state and reinforces the speaker's emotional indignation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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