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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E17 (02:40) HSK 6
lǎo bǎn hái shì yào xìn rèn yuán gōng de ma

老板还是要信任 员工的嘛

“A boss needs to trust her employees.”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 02:40 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN kàn qǐ lái gēn běn bù xī wàng wǒ lái

“Looks like he doesn't want me to be here.”

lǎo bǎn hái shì yào xìn rèn yuán gōng de ma CURRENT FOCUS

老板 还是要 信任 员工的嘛

“A boss needs to trust her employees.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tāng shū shū píng shí yào chǔ lǐ zhè me duō shì zhuā dà fàng xiǎo

汤叔叔平时 要处理这么多事 抓大放小

“Mr. Tang, you usually have a lot on your plate. Focusing on the big picture and not sweating the small stuff—”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: ADVISING
Tone: PERSUASIVE
Emotion: CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop being paranoid and questioning my presence here; you need to let people do their jobs.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Appealing to General Truths (Jiang Daoli)

In Chinese conflict diffusion, speakers often frame their personal defense as an objective, shared ethical standard to avoid direct confrontation while effectively countering skepticism.

INTENT TAGS: #reassurance #moral_appeal #defensiveness #advising
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
还是要 SPOKEN CHUNK

still ought to; after all should

Used when advocating for a fundamental rule, common-sense priority, or ideal course of action.

信任 SPOKEN CHUNK

to trust; to have confidence in

A standard formal and spoken verb/noun used for mutual reliance and managerial confidence.

Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the statement as an obvious truth or common sense, making the suggestion sound naturally reasonable rather than aggressive.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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