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《The Knockout》 S1·E13 (00:08) HSK 2
yīn wèi bīng dòng sān chǐ fēi yī rì zhī hán

因为冰冻三尺 非一日之寒

“Because Rome was not built in one day.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 00:08 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yǒu xiē rén bù lǐ jiě jiào yù zhěng dùn gōng zuò hé bì yào dào chá ne

有些人不理解 教育整顿工作 何必要倒查呢

“[2021] Some people wonder why the work of education and rectification must initiate a retroactive investigation.”

yīn wèi bīng dòng sān chǐ fēi yī rì zhī hán CURRENT FOCUS

因为冰冻三尺 非一日之寒

“Because Rome was not built in one day.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN èr shí nián lái zhōng guó jīng jì gāo sù fā zhǎn

二十年来 中国经济高速发展

“Over the past 20 years, China's economy has developed rapidly.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: EXPLAINING CAUSE
Tone: INSTRUCTIVE
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Idiomatic Rhetoric in Official Discourse

Chinese officials and professionals frequently use classical proverbs to summarize systemic issues and provide moral authority to institutional actions.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #reasoning #explanation #authority
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
冰冻三尺非一日之寒 SPOKEN CHUNK

Rome wasn't built in a day / deep-seated problems do not develop overnight

A classic idiom frequently cited in formal or philosophical contexts to explain chronic issues.

CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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