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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E8 (36:08) HSK 4
wǒ xiǎng xiān tōng zhī gāo xuě méi de chǎng zi xiū xī

我想先通知 高雪梅的厂子休息

“I think we should notify Gao Xuemei to suspend all work”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 36:08 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà nà lǐ zhèn zhǎng nǐ yào cǎi qǔ shén me xiāng yìng de cuò shī a

那 那李镇长 你要采取 什么相应的措施啊

“Well, Ms. Li. What measures do you suggest?”

wǒ xiǎng xiān tōng zhī gāo xuě méi de chǎng zi xiū xī CURRENT FOCUS

我想先 通知 高雪梅的厂子休息

“I think we should notify Gao Xuemei to suspend all work”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN rán hòu děng shū jì huí lái wǒ men zài yì qǐ shāng liáng bàn fǎ duì duì duì

“and wait to speak with Mr. Zheng first. Yeah.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: PROPOSING PLAN
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Let's put operations on hold first so nothing worsens while I wait for the head boss to take the fall.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Bureaucratic Risk Aversion (等一把手定夺)

In Chinese bureaucratic culture, secondary leaders (like town mayors) often take provisional, damage-control steps while deliberately withholding major decisions until the primary leader (the Party Secretary) is present.

INTENT TAGS: #countermeasure #risk_aversion #proposal #provisional_action
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
我想先 SPOKEN CHUNK

I'd like to first / my initial thought is to

A polite and tentative way to introduce a provisional proposal without sounding dictatorial in professional settings.

通知 SPOKEN CHUNK

notify / inform

Common administrative verb used for issuing official directives or informational notices.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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