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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E6 (25:50) HSK 5
suǒ yǐ zhè ge shì bù néng guài wǒ men nà guài shuí shì ba

所以这个事不能怪我们 那怪谁 是吧

“So it's not our fault. - Whose is it? - Right?”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 25:50 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shì ba

是吧

“Ms. Li is absolutely right. Right?”

suǒ yǐ zhè ge shì bù néng guài wǒ men nà guài shuí shì ba CURRENT FOCUS

所以 这个 事 不能怪我们 那怪谁 是吧

“So it's not our fault. - Whose is it? - Right?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ gāng gāng shuō de shì jì huà

你刚刚说的是计划

“You said "plan",”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: DEFLECTING BLAME
Tone: ARGUMENTATIVE
Emotion: DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't pin this failure on us; someone else screwed up.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Tuiwei (Passing the Buck)

In Chinese bureaucratic or workplace culture, clearly defining boundaries of responsibility is crucial to avoid bearing blame for collective oversights.

INTENT TAGS: #blame_shifting #justification #defensiveness #seeking_validation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不能怪我们 SPOKEN CHUNK

cannot blame us

Essential phrase for denying liability or warding off criticism in professional and personal contexts.

那怪谁 SPOKEN CHUNK

then who is to blame?

A sharp rhetorical question used to demand who should be held accountable if not the obvious suspect.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Used at the end to prompt agreement from the listener and close the argument definitively.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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