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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E22 (03:50) HSK 6
jiù suàn wǒ wéi fǎn le gōng sī guī dìng kě wǒ yě shì shòu hài zhě ba

就算我违反了公司规定 可我也是受害者吧

“(Even if I were against the company rules,) (I was a victim, after all.)”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 03:50 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhào méi jìng rán bǎ wǒ gěi kāi le

赵玫竟然把我给开了

“(And I never expected Zhao Mei would fire me over it.)”

jiù suàn wǒ wéi fǎn le gōng sī guī dìng kě wǒ yě shì shòu hài zhě ba CURRENT FOCUS

就算 我违 反了 公司规定 可 我也是 受害者 吧

“(Even if I were against the company rules,) (I was a victim, after all.)”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qí shí wǒ néng cāi dào tā zhè me xīn hěn shǒu là de yuán yīn

“(Actually, I can tell why she did so.)”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: SELF DEFENSE
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: GRIEVANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I should not take all the blame when I was wronged in the process.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Appealing to Emotion vs Rule of Law (情理与法理)

In Chinese culture, people often appeal to situational fairness and human empathy (情理) to challenge strict regulatory enforcement (法理).

INTENT TAGS: #self_defense #seeking_empathy #justification #protest
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
就算 SPOKEN CHUNK

even if / granted that

Used to concede a premise before countering it with an opposing or mitigating point.

违反了公司规定 SPOKEN CHUNK

violated company rules

A formal workplace collocation used when discussing disciplinary or regulatory infractions.

受害者 SPOKEN CHUNK

victim

Useful for highlighting unfair treatment or distress caused by external circumstances.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the assertion while seeking agreement or empathy from the listener.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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