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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E23 (20:09) HSK 3
nà zán jiù bù shuō bié de a nǐ jiù shuō zhè xuè yàn

那 咱就不说别的啊 你就说这血燕

“It... Forget other things. Just tell me if this bird's nest is worth every cent.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 20:09 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà nà nà

那那 那

“It... it...”

nà zán jiù bù shuō bié de a nǐ jiù shuō zhè xuè yàn CURRENT FOCUS

那 咱就 不说别的 啊 你 就说 这血燕

“It... Forget other things. Just tell me if this bird's nest is worth every cent.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì bú shì yī fēn qián yī fēn huò

是不是一分钱一分货

“Just tell me if this bird's nest is worth every cent.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: PERSUADING
Tone: PERSUASIVE
Emotion: CONFIDENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Forget the minor details—just look at the quality of this premium item, you can't dispute it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Tonic Culture (Bupin) and Blood Bird's Nest

Blood bird's nest (xueyan) is prized in traditional Chinese tonics as an extremely expensive luxury gift associated with high status, health, and beauty.

INTENT TAGS: #persuasion #framing #sales_pitch #focusing_attention
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
咱就不说别的 SPOKEN CHUNK

setting everything else aside; not to mention other things

A powerful rhetorical transition used to eliminate side issues and zoom in on one undeniable point.

你就说 SPOKEN CHUNK

just tell me / just look at...

Direct conversational prompt demanding the listener's honest evaluation of a specific piece of evidence.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Pauses the delivery for emphasis and invites the listener to focus attention on the following example.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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