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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E19 (38:06) HSK 7
wǒ shì shū jì hái shì wǒ shuō

我是书记 还是我说

“I am the Party Secretary. I will do the talking.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 38:06 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ men liǎng gè bú yào qiǎng le

你们两个不要抢了

“Stop fighting.”

wǒ shì shū jì hái shì wǒ shuō CURRENT FOCUS

我是书记 还是我说

“I am the Party Secretary. I will do the talking.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ men liǎng gè shì zhǔ yào lǐng dǎo

你们两个是主要领导

“You two are the key leaders.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: ASSERTING AUTHORITY
Tone: AUTHORITATIVE
Emotion: ASSERTIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I outrank both of you, so stand down and let me handle the talking.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Hierarchical Protocol (Yibashou Authority)

In Chinese bureaucratic and public-sector organizations, the Party Secretary (shuji) holds primary political and decision-making authority, overriding other executive roles in critical representations.

INTENT TAGS: #asserting_authority #taking_charge #hierarchy #intervention
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
还是我说 SPOKEN CHUNK

it's better that I speak; let me do the talking

Used by a leader or senior figure to resolve indecision and take charge of delivering a message.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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