《The Dream Maker》 S1·E4 (33:25)
HSK 4
wǒ men zhēn yào dāng zhè ge chū tóu niǎo ma
我们真要当 这个出头鸟吗
“Do we need to be the first to try it?”
《The Dream Maker》
S1·E4
TIMECODE: 33:25
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
jiù zhè me yí gè zhè ge xiǎo dì fāng
就这么一个这个小地方
“is such a small county.”
wǒ men zhēn yào dāng zhè ge chū tóu niǎo ma
CURRENT FOCUS
我们真要当 这个 出头鸟 吗
“Do we need to be the first to try it?”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
dàn shì nǐ píng kōng jiàn yī zuò chéng běn shēn jiù shì chī páng xiè a
“But building a city from scratch is an adventurous thing.”
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Scene:
Business & Trade
Function:
EXPRESSING HESITATION
Tone:
CAUTIONARY
Emotion:
APPREHENSION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Being the first one invites danger and backlash; shouldn't we stay cautious and blend in?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Avoiding Conspicuous Risk (枪打出头鸟)
Traditional Chinese culture emphasizes collective harmony and caution, warning that the first person to stand out often absorbs the brunt of risks, penalties, and scrutiny.
INTENT TAGS:
#risk_aversion
#warning
#hesitation
#challenging_strategy
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1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
当出头鸟
SPOKEN CHUNK
to stick one's head out; to be the conspicuous pioneer who draws fire
Derived from the proverb 'the bird that pokes its head out gets shot', used to warn against taking dangerous initiative.
Modal Particle「吗」 (ma)
CHANGE OF STATE
Transforms the statement into a questioning, doubtful prompt seeking reassurance or reconsideration.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES
EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《The Dream Maker》 S1·E4 (33:25) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus