《River Sunset》 S1·E40 (36:23)
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dàn shì bù zhì yú wán quán shuō bù tōng
但是不至於完全说不通
“But he's not completely unreasonable.”
《River Sunset》
S1·E40
TIMECODE: 36:23
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
téng tián sī lìng guān jiù shì gè pà shì de zhǔ
藤田司令官就是个怕事的主
“Commander Fujita is a coward who fears trouble.”
dàn shì bù zhì yú wán quán shuō bù tōng
CURRENT FOCUS
但是 不至於完全说不通
“But he's not completely unreasonable.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
duì le
对了
“By the way,”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
MITIGATED AGREEMENT
Tone:
OBJECTIVE
Emotion:
CALMNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“It might sound weak, but it is plausible enough that he might actually buy it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Nuanced Pragmatism (通情达理)
In Chinese strategic discussions, plans do not need to be perfect as long as they are '说得通' (plausible on human and logical levels) to satisfy bureaucratic superiors.
INTENT TAGS:
#hedging
#plausibility
#reassessment
#rationalizing
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
不至于
SPOKEN CHUNK
not to the extent of; unlikely to go so far as
Extremely frequent pattern used to downplay an extreme scenario or moderate an absolute statement.
说不通
SPOKEN CHUNK
doesn't make sense; doesn't add up; logically unviable
Colloquial verb-complement construction describing an argument, excuse, or reasoning that fails logical scrutiny.
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2 EXPR · 6 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《River Sunset》 S1·E40 (36:23) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus