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《The Ferry Man 10th Anniversary》 S1·E23 (07:02) HSK 5
lǐ lùn shàng shì zhè yàng dàn shì yě bù hǎo shuō wǒ men shàng cì shǐ yòng le niàn

理论上是这样 但是也不好说 我们上次使用了念

“In theory, yes. But it's hard to say for sure. Last time, we used weapons”

《The Ferry Man 10th Anniversary》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 07:02 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN mó xíng zhōng de luó jí yě shì tōng yòng de

模型中的逻辑 也是通用的

“So the same logic applies inside this model?”

lǐ lùn shàng shì zhè yàng dàn shì yě bù hǎo shuō wǒ men shàng cì shǐ yòng le niàn CURRENT FOCUS

理论上是这样 但是 也不好说 我们 上次 使用了念

“In theory, yes. But it's hard to say for sure. Last time, we used weapons”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN biàn huàn chū lái de wǔ qì ā xū diàn nǎo shàng

变幻出来的武器 阿戌电脑上

“conjured through thought-based power. Xu's computer”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: HEDGING OPINION
Tone: DELIBERATIVE
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not rely purely on theory; unpredictable variables ruined our plan last time.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatic Hedging (留余地)

Chinese speakers often avoid absolute affirmations on complex issues to prevent losing credibility if things go wrong, preferring guarded formulas like '理论上是这样'.

INTENT TAGS: #hedging #cautioning #qualifying #evaluating
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
理论上是这样 SPOKEN CHUNK

theoretically that is so; in theory yes

Use this formulaic hedge when you agree with the logical premise but foresee practical complications.

不好说 SPOKEN CHUNK

hard to say; difficult to tell

A very frequent spoken hedge expressing uncertainty or polite skepticism.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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