《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E17 (40:06)
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dàn rén fēi shèng xián shú néng wú guò
但人非圣贤 孰能无过
“But to err is human.”
《The Glamorous Night》
S1·E17
TIMECODE: 40:06
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
zhè jiàn shì shì wǒ zuò cuò le wǒ chéng rèn
这件事是我做错了 我承认
“I made a mistake. I admit it.”
dàn rén fēi shèng xián shú néng wú guò
CURRENT FOCUS
但人非圣贤 孰能无过
“But to err is human.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
gěi wǒ yí gè gǎi guò zì xīn de jī huì hǎo bù hǎo
“Give me a chance to make amends, okay?”
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Scene:
Crisis & Conflict
Function:
PLEADING FOR FORGIVENESS
Tone:
PLEADING
Emotion:
REMORSE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I messed up, but you can't expect perfection from anyone, so cut me some slack.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Invoking Classical Wisdom for Face-Saving Apology
Quoting Confucius or classical literature (such as the Zuo Zhuan here) adds philosophical weight to an apology, appealing to the listener's magnanimity and moral duty to forgive.
INTENT TAGS:
#justification
#apology
#pleading
#rationalization
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
人非圣贤 孰能无过
SPOKEN CHUNK
to err is human / no one is infallible
A classic literary idiom frequently quoted in modern spoken Chinese to soften guilt and request forgiveness.
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