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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E35 (18:56) HSK 7
shì wǒ men de gōng zuò zuò dé hái bù gòu zhā shí hái bú dào wèi

是我们的工作 做得还不够扎实 还不到位

“Our work has not been solid and thorough enough.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E35
TIMECODE: 18:56 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nín shuō nín jīn tiān gāng dào jiù chū xiàn le zhè yàng de shì qíng

您说您今天刚到 就出现了这样的事情

“You just arrived today, and this happened.”

shì wǒ men de gōng zuò zuò dé hái bù gòu zhā shí hái bú dào wèi CURRENT FOCUS

是我 们的 工作 做得 还不够 扎实 还 不到位

“Our work has not been solid and thorough enough.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ yě bù yòng máng zhe jiǎn tǎo le

你也不用忙着检讨了

“No need to rush into self-criticism.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: SELF CRITICISM
Tone: DEFERENTIAL
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I am proactively taking the blame so you do not hold this incident against us.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Proactive Self-Criticism (检讨文化)

In Chinese bureaucratic and corporate culture, proactively acknowledging fault before being reprimanded preserves organizational decorum and shows a cooperative attitude.

INTENT TAGS: #self_criticism #de_escalation #taking_responsibility #deference
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不够扎实 SPOKEN CHUNK

not thorough or solid enough

A common institutional self-evaluation term used when conceding that foundational work needs improvement.

不到位 SPOKEN CHUNK

falling short of expectations; not fully implemented

Frequently used in corporate and bureaucratic settings to politely express that actions failed to reach standard execution.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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