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《The Heir》 S1·E26 (25:02) HSK 4
cóng lái méi yǒu zuò guò shī xìn de shēng yì

从来没有做过失信的生意

“We have never done business in bad faith.”

《The Heir》 S1·E26
TIMECODE: 25:02 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN xué zhèng dà rén wǒ men lǐ mò zài huī zhōu yǐ yǒu bǎi yú nián de shēng yù

学政大人 我们李墨在徽州 已有百余年的声誉

“My Lord, our Li Ink has a reputation in Huizhou for over a hundred years.”

cóng lái méi yǒu zuò guò shī xìn de shēng yì CURRENT FOCUS

从来没有做过 失信 的生意

“We have never done business in bad faith.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lǐ zhēn xiàng nín bǎo zhèng jiāo fù rì qī yī dào lǐ mò bì rú shù jiāo fù

李祯向您保证 交付日期一到 李墨必如数交付

“I, Li Zhen, assure you that when the delivery date arrives, Li Ink will deliver the exact amount.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: REASSURING
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: EARNESTNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You have no reason to doubt our integrity—we have never failed a client and we won't fail you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Commercial Integrity (诚信为本)

Traditional Chinese merchant culture places supreme value on business integrity and trustworthiness, considering a family firm's century-old honor far more precious than short-term profit.

INTENT TAGS: #reassurance #persuasion #integrity #guarantee
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
从来没有 SPOKEN CHUNK

never before / has never

Used to make a definitive statement about past track record or personal habits.

失信 SPOKEN CHUNK

breaking faith / defaulting on trust or contract

A formal and weighty term referring to failure in honoring commitments or keeping promises.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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