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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E8 (36:18) HSK 7
nǐ shì bú shì néng gòu shèn zhòng dì kǎo lǜ yī xià zhè ge wèn tí

你是不是能够 慎重地考虑一下 这个问题

“you may have to reconsider this issue.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 36:18 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dàn dàn shì tā xiū xī de huà nà ge lǐ zhèn zhǎng wǒ rèn wéi

但 但是它休息的话 那个李镇长我认为

“But if we shut it down... Ms. Li, I think”

nǐ shì bú shì néng gòu shèn zhòng dì kǎo lǜ yī xià zhè ge wèn tí CURRENT FOCUS

你 是不是 能够 慎重地 考虑一下 这个 问题

“you may have to reconsider this issue.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yīn wèi rú guǒ xiū xī de huà wǒ jué de zhè zhè bù kě xíng de

“Because shutting them down is not feasible.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: DIPLOMATIC DISAGREEMENT
Tone: DIPLOMATIC
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Your current idea is ill-advised and unrealistic; please rethink it before moving forward.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Hedging and Face-saving in Professional Disagreements

Direct confrontation is avoided in Chinese professional settings; framing disagreement as asking for 'prudent consideration' preserves everyone's dignity.

INTENT TAGS: #hedging #polite_request #dissent #diplomacy
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
慎重地考虑 SPOKEN CHUNK

to consider prudently / to weigh carefully

A polite, standard business and formal collocation used to urge someone to re-evaluate a major decision.

你是不是能够 SPOKEN CHUNK

would it be possible for you to / could you perhaps

A softening hedge used to make a request or suggestion sound less demanding and more considerate.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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