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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E2 (31:51) HSK 4
dàn yǒng yuǎn méi yǒu jì huà zhōu quán de shí hòu

但永远没有 计划周全的时候

“But no plan ever is.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 31:51 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ de jì huà shì bù gòu zhōu quán

我的计划是不够周全

“My plan isn't perfect.”

dàn yǒng yuǎn méi yǒu jì huà zhōu quán de shí hòu CURRENT FOCUS

但永远 没有 计划周全 的时候

“But no plan ever is.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yǒu rèn hé hòu guǒ wǒ zì jǐ chéng dān

“I'll deal with the consequences myself.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: JUSTIFYING ACTION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: DETERMINATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“We cannot wait forever for conditions to be perfect; we must act now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatic Decisiveness

Contrasts the cautious bureaucratic need for flawless planning with the practical imperative to seize the moment and take personal responsibility.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #assertiveness #risk_taking #decisiveness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
计划周全 SPOKEN CHUNK

thoroughly planned; well-conceived

Used to describe meticulous planning that covers all potential contingencies.

永远没有...的时候 SPOKEN CHUNK

there is never a time when...

Used to express the practical impossibility of achieving an idealized state.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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