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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E27 (08:44) HSK 5
dàn shì zhè ge shì qíng cóng chéng xù shàng jiǎng

但是这个事情 从程序上讲

“But procedurally speaking, everything”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 08:44 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ yě yǒu

我也有

“your concerns.”

dàn shì zhè ge shì qíng cóng chéng xù shàng jiǎng CURRENT FOCUS

但是 这个 事情 从程序上讲

“But procedurally speaking, everything”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hé lǐ hé fǎ

合理合法

“is legal and legitimate.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: JUSTIFYING
Tone: BUREAUCRATIC
Emotion: DETACHMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You might not like it morally, but by the book, my hands are clean.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Procedural Legitimacy (合规防卫)

Appealing to protocol (程序) is a widely used bureaucratic strategy in Chinese institutional settings to diffuse interpersonal friction and shield against accusations of misconduct.

INTENT TAGS: #procedural_defense #justification #deflection #rule_invoking
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
从程序上讲 SPOKEN CHUNK

strictly from a procedural standpoint

A high-register workplace chunk used to invoke formal rules, process, or legal protocols when defending an action.

这个事情 SPOKEN CHUNK

this matter; this issue

Standard neutral phrasing to refer to an ongoing issue under discussion.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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