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《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E3 (07:59) HSK 5
hěn dī jí de shī wù gěi chǎng zi lǐ zào chéng le bù xiǎo de sǔn shī

很低级的失误 给厂子里造成了不小的损失

“he made two basic mistakes, causing significant losses to the factory.”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 07:59 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dàn shì zhè yí gè yuè lián xù chū xiàn le liǎng cì

但是这一个月连续出现了两次

“But this month,”

hěn dī jí de shī wù gěi chǎng zi lǐ zào chéng le bù xiǎo de sǔn shī CURRENT FOCUS

很低级的失误 给厂子里造 成了 不 小的 损失

“he made two basic mistakes, causing significant losses to the factory.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kǎo lǜ dào wǒ men chǎng ne

考虑到我们厂呢

“Since our factory”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: REPRIMANDING MISTAKE
Tone: CRITICAL AND STERN
Emotion: DISAPPROVAL
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“This is completely inexcusable amateurism, and someone must take the blame.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Danwei Responsibility and Discipline

In state-owned or traditional Chinese manufacturing units ('厂子'), repeatedly causing institutional losses represents a severe failure of collective duty, usually prompting formal organizational reckoning.

INTENT TAGS: #criticism #accountability #performance_review #reprimand
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
低级的失误 SPOKEN CHUNK

amateurish mistake / rookie blunder

Used in professional contexts to harshly label errors that should have easily been avoided by a competent person.

不小的损失 SPOKEN CHUNK

considerable damage / substantial loss

A standard litotes (understatement) pattern ('不小' meaning 'quite large') common in formal and business assessments.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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