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《COURT!》 S1·E15 (37:23) HSK 5
wǒ shì kào shí lì shuō huà

我是靠实力说话

“I let my talent do the talking.”

《COURT!》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 37:23 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN suàn zěn me huí shì

算怎么回事

“Give me a break.”

wǒ shì kào shí lì shuō huà CURRENT FOCUS

我是 靠实力说话

“I let my talent do the talking.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhǔ dǎ de jiù shì yí gè zhuān yè

主打的就是一个专业

“My brand is all about professionalism.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: ASSERTING COMPETENCE
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: CONFIDENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't question me; my results speak for themselves.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Meritocracy vs. Guanxi

Saying one relies on 'shili' (实力, real ability) rather than background or connections is a strong workplace statement of personal integrity and undeniable competence.

INTENT TAGS: #self_assertion #defense #confidence #justification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
靠实力说话 SPOKEN CHUNK

let results speak for themselves / rely on genuine competence

A very popular modern idiom used when boasting or arguing that merit and capability trump connections or luck.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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