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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E22 (36:44) HSK 6
kē xué ma yào xìn de gè wèi lǐng dǎo

科学嘛 要信的 各位领导

“We must trust science. Leaders,”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 36:44 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā jiù zhè yàng gù zhí

他就这样 固执

“Still stubborn as ever.”

kē xué ma yào xìn de gè wèi lǐng dǎo CURRENT FOCUS

科学嘛 要信的 各位 领导

“We must trust science. Leaders,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kě yǐ dǎ zhēn le hǎo kě yǐ le kāi shǐ hǎo

“we can start now. Okay. Start. Okay.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: PERSUADING
Tone: CONCILIATORY
Emotion: EARNESTNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please stop being stubborn and listen to the scientific facts here.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Appealing to Authority while Respecting Hierarchy

When disagreeing with or convincing superiors in Chinese culture, invoking objective truths like 'science' softens direct confrontation while maintaining proper deference to leadership.

INTENT TAGS: #persuasion #reassurance #appealing_to_reason #deference
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
各位领导 SPOKEN CHUNK

respected leaders / dear leaders

A formal and respectful form of address used when addressing a group of superiors or high-ranking visitors.

Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the assertion while implying that the premise (trusting science) is an obvious, self-evident truth.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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