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《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E19 (09:50) HSK 6
nà zán men róng hé lǜ suǒ hái chóu zhāo bù zhe rén shì

那咱们荣和律所 还愁招不着人 是

“Do you think Ronghe Law Firm can't hire anyone? Yes.”

《Hold A Court Now》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 09:50 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ zài zhāo jǐ gè rén

你再招几个人

“hire a few more people?”

nà zán men róng hé lǜ suǒ hái chóu zhāo bù zhe rén shì CURRENT FOCUS

那咱们荣和律所 还愁招不着人 是

“Do you think Ronghe Law Firm can't hire anyone? Yes.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bú shì chóu zhāo bù shàng rén

不是愁招不上人

“We can hire people, indeed.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: CHALLENGING ASSUMPTION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: CONFIDENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Our firm has such a great reputation that finding recruits shouldn't be a problem at all.”
💡 Cultural Insight: In-group Pronoun (Zanmen)

Using 'zanmen' (inclusive we) emphasizes mutual belonging and collective pride within an organization.

INTENT TAGS: #expressing_confidence #seeking_confirmation #organizational_pride #downplaying_difficulty
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
愁招不着人 SPOKEN CHUNK

worry about failing to recruit people

A spoken Northern idiom for struggling to find qualified hires or fill vacancies.

那咱们 SPOKEN CHUNK

then our / then we

Used to create rapport and shared identity before mentioning an organization or collective goal.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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