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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E25 (08:53) HSK 6
lǐ xìng tǎo lùn bú yào dài qíng xù

理性讨论 不要带情绪

“let us discuss this rationally and set emotions aside.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E25
TIMECODE: 08:53 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ gāng cái yǐ jīng shuō guò le

“As I have said before,”

lǐ xìng tǎo lùn bú yào dài qíng xù CURRENT FOCUS

理性讨论 不要 带情绪

“let us discuss this rationally and set emotions aside.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hǎo

好

“Okay.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: SETTING GROUND RULES
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Calm down and stop making this personal.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Restraint in Conflict Resolution

In professional Chinese settings, open displays of emotional agitation are viewed as unprofessional and counterproductive, making appeals to rationality a common de-escalation tactic.

INTENT TAGS: #de_escalation #moderation #boundary_setting #assertiveness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
理性讨论 SPOKEN CHUNK

rational discussion; debate objectively

Commonly used in formal arguments, meetings, or online debates to urge participants to stick to logic.

带情绪 SPOKEN CHUNK

bring personal feelings into it; act out of emotion

Used when someone lets irritation, anger, or defensiveness cloud their judgment during a conversation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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