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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E39 (01:39) HSK 5
wèi lái néng bù néng chéng gōng wǒ yě bù zhī dào

未来能不能成功 我也不知道

“I don't know if it'll succeed either.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E39
TIMECODE: 01:39 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN kuò dì wǒ bù dǒng

扩地我不懂

“I don't know expansion.”

wèi lái néng bù néng chéng gōng wǒ yě bù zhī dào CURRENT FOCUS

未来 能不能 成功 我也不知道

“I don't know if it'll succeed either.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn shì shū jì gēn zhèn zhǎng zhè liǎ rén

但是书记跟镇长这俩人

“But I know Mr. Zheng and Ms. Li”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: ADMITTING UNCERTAINTY
Tone: OBJECTIVE
Emotion: UNCERTAINTY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatic Realism (实事求是)

In business or local government contexts, admitting frank uncertainty about outcomes often functions as a hedge to avoid overpromising before assessing local leadership support.

INTENT TAGS: #hedging #honesty #uncertainty #tempering_expectations
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
能不能成功 SPOKEN CHUNK

whether or not (it) can succeed

A standard affirmative-negative structure used to present a variable outcome as an open question.

我也不知道 SPOKEN CHUNK

I do not know either

Used to align with an interlocutor's uncertainty or to temper high expectations about an unpredictable endeavor.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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