《The Dream Maker》 S1·E39 (08:01)
HSK 5
wǒ shì gè gàn gōng chéng de wǒ bù tài huì shuō huà
我是个干工程的 我不太会说话
“I'm in construction, not good with words.”
《The Dream Maker》
S1·E39
TIMECODE: 08:01
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
dāng rán le
当然了
“Of course,”
wǒ shì gè gàn gōng chéng de wǒ bù tài huì shuō huà
CURRENT FOCUS
我是 个干工程的 我 不太会说话
“I'm in construction, not good with words.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
dàn shì wǒ zhī dào
但是我知道
“But I know”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
HEDGING
Tone:
MODEST
Emotion:
HUMILITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't expect refined rhetoric from me, but what I am about to say is real and sincere.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Qianci (Self-Deprecating Politeness)
Chinese speakers often proactively disclaim eloquence ('不太会说话') to signal honesty, down-to-earth authenticity, and lack of deceit.
INTENT TAGS:
#hedging
#self_deprecation
#establishing_sincerity
#preface
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
干工程的
SPOKEN CHUNK
working in engineering/construction
A common colloquial way to define one's profession or trade using the '干 + field + 的' pattern.
不太会说话
SPOKEN CHUNK
not good with words / not articulate
A classic Chinese rhetorical disclaimer used to excuse bluntness or demonstrate honest modesty.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES
EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《The Dream Maker》 S1·E39 (08:01) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus