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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E22 (03:14) HSK 6
wǒ dāng rán zhī dào jìng jiǔ jiù shì wéi guī

我当然知道敬酒就是违规

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

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E22
TIMECODE: 03:14 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà wǒ xiān qù le

那我先去了

“I'll go then.”

wǒ dāng rán zhī dào jìng jiǔ jiù shì wéi guī CURRENT FOCUS

我当然知道 敬酒就是违规

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

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kě wǒ jué de tāng mǐ shuō dé méi cuò

“(But I thought Tommy was right.)”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: CONCEDING BEFORE COUNTERING
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I know the official rules, but reality requires flexibility.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Banquet Drinking Culture (Jiu Zhuo Wen Hua)

Toasting in Chinese professional life is a key tool for building connections, which often clashes directly with modern corporate compliance guidelines.

INTENT TAGS: #acknowledgment #justification #rule_bending #pragmatism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
敬酒 SPOKEN CHUNK

to propose a toast / to offer a drink

A core ritual in Chinese social and business dining etiquette that carries strong relational significance.

违规 SPOKEN CHUNK

to violate regulations or rules

Used in formal or semi-formal contexts to describe breaking specific organizational guidelines.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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