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《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E8 (17:51) HSK 6
wǒ pà rén jiā dǎo yǎn kàn bù shàng

我怕人家导演看不上

“I'm afraid the director won't appreciate it.”

《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 17:51 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN kě shì tā méi míng méi qì

可是他没名没气

“But he's a nobody.”

wǒ pà rén jiā dǎo yǎn kàn bù shàng CURRENT FOCUS

我怕 人家 导演 看不上

“I'm afraid the director won't appreciate it.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì

是

“That's true.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: EXPRESSING INSECURITY
Tone: SKEPTICAL
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Given our lack of fame, a big director won't give us the time of day.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Hierarchy and Clout (Men Dang Hu Dui / Zige)

In professional hierarchies, reputation and status heavily dictate access; lacking fame makes one cautious about approaching prominent industry figures.

INTENT TAGS: #hesitation #apprehension #status_awareness #hedging
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
看不上 SPOKEN CHUNK

to look down upon / to consider unworthy

A colloquial potential complement used to indicate that someone thinks someone or something is beneath their standards.

我怕 SPOKEN CHUNK

I'm afraid that / I worry that

Commonly used as a soft conversational hedge to introduce concerns or negative anticipations.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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