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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E1 (05:09) HSK 4
jīn tiān wǎn shàng mǎ pì bì xū pāi hǎo

今天晚上马屁必须拍好

“Make sure you flatter him well tonight.”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 05:09 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN kuài qù kuài qù

快去快去

“Hurry.”

jīn tiān wǎn shàng mǎ pì bì xū pāi hǎo CURRENT FOCUS

今天 晚 上马 屁 必须 拍好

“Make sure you flatter him well tonight.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǚ shì men xiān shēng men

女士们 先生们

“Ladies and gentlemen,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: SETTING OBJECTIVE
Tone: RESOLUTE
Emotion: ANTICIPATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“We must butter them up properly tonight, our success depends on it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Flattery Culture in the Workplace (Paimapi)

In Chinese business and social banquets, stroking the ego of superiors or important partners is often seen as a necessary pragmatic skill to grease interpersonal relationships.

INTENT TAGS: #flattery #strategy #workplace_survival #urgency
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
拍马屁 SPOKEN CHUNK

to flatter; to suck up to someone

A common colloquial idiom used to describe insincere praise or trying to curry favor with superiors.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
GRAMMAR BLUEPRINTS:
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