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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E29 (09:16) HSK 7
shì shí shì qiú shì wǒ dōu shì shēn sī shú lǜ

是实事求是 我都是深思熟虑

“My report is based on facts. I put it down on paper only after careful consideration.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E29
TIMECODE: 09:16 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bú shì wǒ méi yǒu shí jiān nǐ kàn yī xià wǒ zhè lǐ miàn què què shí shí

“- Wait. - I don't have time. Take a look. My report is based on facts.”

shì shí shì qiú shì wǒ dōu shì shēn sī shú lǜ CURRENT FOCUS

是 实事求是 我都是 深思熟虑

“My report is based on facts. I put it down on paper only after careful consideration.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ cái bǎ tā luò shí dào zhǐ shàng de nǐ yǎn hóng le

“I put it down on paper only after careful consideration. You're jealous?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: DEFENDING CREDIBILITY
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not dismiss my work—I know exactly what I am doing and every word is justified.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Seeking Truth from Facts (实事求是)

This phrase carries substantial ideological and professional weight in China, often invoked to shut down criticism by claiming grounded empirical validity.

INTENT TAGS: #self_justification #asserting_validity #defensiveness #counter_argument
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
实事求是 SPOKEN CHUNK

seeking truth from facts; pragmatic and factual

A highly valued formal idiom in professional and political contexts to emphasize objectivity and realism.

深思熟虑 SPOKEN CHUNK

careful deliberation; thoroughly thought out

Use this idiom when you want to show that a decision or document was not made impulsively.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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