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《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E5 (19:40) HSK 5
nà wǒ zhǎo sūn zǒng běn rén qǐ bù shì gèng fāng biàn

那我找孙总本人岂不是更方便

“Wouldn't it be easier for me to go straight to Mr. Sun?”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 19:40 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiù yīn wèi nǐ shì wǒ men chǎng zi de kuài jì

就因为你是我们厂子的会计

“Just because you're the factory accountant?”

nà wǒ zhǎo sūn zǒng běn rén qǐ bù shì gèng fāng biàn CURRENT FOCUS

那 我找 孙总本人 岂不是更方便

“Wouldn't it be easier for me to go straight to Mr. Sun?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhǎo sūn zǒng kěn dìng xíng

找孙总肯定行

“Sure, that would work.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: PROPOSING ALTERNATIVE
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: CONFIDENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Why bother dealing with you when I can just go straight to the boss?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Direct Hierarchy vs. Middlemen

While networking often relies on middlemen, approaching the principal decision-maker directly can bypass office politics and accelerate business approvals.

INTENT TAGS: #challenging #efficiency #proposal #bypassing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
岂不是 SPOKEN CHUNK

wouldn't that be / wouldn't it mean

Used here to introduce a rhetorical question emphasizing a more logical or superior option.

更方便 SPOKEN CHUNK

even more convenient

Used to compare utility and advocate for a simpler, less bureaucratic way of doing things.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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