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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E13 (21:51) HSK 3
dàn huà shuō huí lái zhǎng zhū gōng zuò hái tǐng nǔ lì de

但话说回来 掌珠工作还挺努力的

“But speaking of which, Zhangzhu works pretty hard.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 21:51 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ zhòng duō zuì è zhōng de nà me yì diǎn diǎn

“a tiny fraction of your many wrongdoings.”

dàn huà shuō huí lái zhǎng zhū gōng zuò hái tǐng nǔ lì de CURRENT FOCUS

但 话说回来 掌珠 工作 还挺努力 的

“But speaking of which, Zhangzhu works pretty hard.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ zhè cì zhǎo dào yí gè hǎo zhù lǐ

你这次找到一个好助理

“You've found a good assistant this time.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: CONCEDING AND PRAISING
Tone: OBJECTIVE
Emotion: APPROVAL
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Whatever faults there are, we have to admit she genuinely tries hard.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Balanced Evaluation (一分为二)

In Chinese interpersonal communication, negative comments are frequently balanced with sincere praise to maintain harmony and show objective fairness.

INTENT TAGS: #conceding #praising #reframing #moderating
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
话说回来 SPOKEN CHUNK

then again; that being said; on the other hand

Used as a conversational pivot to introduce an alternative perspective or counterbalance a preceding point.

还挺 SPOKEN CHUNK

quite; pretty; fairly

A colloquial modifier used before adjectives or verbs to express a moderately high degree, often carrying mild pleasant surprise.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Affirms the speaker's assessment and adds a tone of certainty to the praise.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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