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《Dog Man》 S1·E6 (25:49) HSK 5
wǒ zhī dào nǐ de shì yè zhèng zài wǎng shàng pá

我知道你的事业正在往上爬

“I know your career's on the rise.”

《Dog Man》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 25:49 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ yào wǒ de nǚ ér fēng fēng guāng guāng jià rén

“I wanted her to be married off properly.”

wǒ zhī dào nǐ de shì yè zhèng zài wǎng shàng pá CURRENT FOCUS

我知道 你的事业正在 往上爬

“I know your career's on the rise.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ kě néng jué de zì jǐ hái nián qīng hái méi yǒu zhǔn bèi hǎo

“You probably think you're still young, not quite ready.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: CONCEDING BEFORE PERSUADING
Tone: REASONABLE
Emotion: UNDERSTANDING
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I understand your ambitions, but marriage cannot simply be brushed aside.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Balancing Career and Marital Obligations (Chengjia Liye)

Chinese elders balance the respect for professional success with the cultural mandate of establishing a family in a timely, prestigious manner.

INTENT TAGS: #empathy #negotiation #preface #framing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
往上爬 SPOKEN CHUNK

to climb up; to advance one's career ladder

Colloquially describes striving for career advancement, often carrying an image of hard climbing.

事业正在 SPOKEN CHUNK

career is currently in the middle of...

Useful phrasing to describe someone's active vocational stage before introducing a qualifying statement.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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