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《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E3 (02:37) HSK 7
gōng guān fèi yòng zán men yí xiàng shì bù shēn jiū de

公关费用咱们一向是不深究的

“We usually don't dig too deep into public relations expenses.”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 02:37 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yǒu xiē qián míng miàn shàng bào bù liǎo nǐ bié guǎn le

“so some costs can't be claimed officially. Just let it go.”

gōng guān fèi yòng zán men yí xiàng shì bù shēn jiū de CURRENT FOCUS

公关费用咱们一向是 不深究 的

“We usually don't dig too deep into public relations expenses.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn shì zhè jǐ gè yuè

但是这几个月

“But these past few months,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: SETTING BOUNDARIES
Tone: CAUTIONARY
Emotion: SUSPICION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“We usually turn a blind eye to PR expenses, but your recent numbers are way too suspicious to ignore.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Tacit Understanding in Corporate PR (Moxie)

In Chinese business culture, informal relationship-building costs are often tolerated off-the-books, but when scrutiny is brought up, it signals that the tacit threshold has been breached.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #scrutiny #hedging #confrontation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
公关费用 SPOKEN CHUNK

public relations expenses

Frequently used in corporate contexts to refer to client entertainment and relationship-building costs.

深究 SPOKEN CHUNK

to investigate thoroughly / to probe deeply

Often used in the negative to indicate giving someone a pass or turning a blind eye to irregularities.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Reinforces the definitive nature and customary validity of the statement.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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