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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E22 (03:16) HSK 3
kě wǒ jué de tāng mǐ shuō dé méi cuò

可我觉得汤米说得没错

“(But I thought Tommy was right.)”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 03:16 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ dāng rán zhī dào jìng jiǔ jiù shì wéi guī

“(I knew toasting is against the rules.)”

kě wǒ jué de tāng mǐ shuō dé méi cuò CURRENT FOCUS

可 我觉得 汤米 说得没错

“(But I thought Tommy was right.)”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nán dào zhào méi shì kào zhe bù jìng jiǔ

“(Did Zhao Mei really climb the ladder)”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: EXPRESSING AGREEMENT WITH THIRD PARTY
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop being naive about the official rules; Tommy's point about networking through toasting is how things actually work.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Chinese Business Drinking Etiquette (Jiu Zhuo Wen Hua)

In Chinese business culture, toasting (jing jiu) is traditionally seen as essential for building trust and respect. Even when modern corporate policies forbid it, many still view it as an unspoken requirement for career advancement.

INTENT TAGS: #counter_argument #endorsing_opinion #pragmatism #workplace_politics
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
说得没错 SPOKEN CHUNK

to have a valid point; to be right in what one says

Use this phrase to endorse someone's statement or opinion during a discussion or debate.

可我觉得 SPOKEN CHUNK

but I think / however, I feel that

A natural conversational opener used to introduce a contrasting opinion without sounding overly aggressive.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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