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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E39 (37:16) HSK 6
zhēng yī zhī yǎn bì yī zhī yǎn

睁一只眼闭一只眼

“Turn a blind eye.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E39
TIMECODE: 37:16 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè yàng hǎo bù hǎo

这样好不好

“How about this?”

zhēng yī zhī yǎn bì yī zhī yǎn CURRENT FOCUS

睁一只眼闭一只眼

“Turn a blind eye.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jiù dāng zhè shì cóng lái méi yǒu fā shēng guò

“Just pretend it never happened.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: PROPOSING COMPROMISE
Tone: PERSUASIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Just overlook this and let it slide so neither of us gets into trouble.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Flexible Pragmatism (Ranging over Rules)

In high-context interpersonal dynamics, turning a blind eye is sometimes requested to preserve harmony or protect relationships over strict rule adherence.

INTENT TAGS: #collusion #compromise #cover_up #pleading
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
睁一只眼闭一只眼 SPOKEN CHUNK

turn a blind eye / let something slide

An extremely common idiom used when asking someone to ignore a minor rule violation or mistake.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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