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《The Silent Rift》 S1·E9 (36:36) HSK 7
ér shì jiān chí kāi tuò shì yè

而是坚持开拓事业

“(he didn't get discouraged but persisted in building his career)”

《The Silent Rift》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 36:36 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā méi yǒu qì něi

他没有气馁

“(he didn't get discouraged but persisted in building his career)”

ér shì jiān chí kāi tuò shì yè CURRENT FOCUS

而是坚持开拓事业

“(he didn't get discouraged but persisted in building his career)”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN huí bào shè huì

回报社会

“(and giving back to society.)”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: PRAISING
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: ADMIRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Model Entrepreneur Narrative

Chinese societal narratives frequently lionize figures who overcome adversity to build enterprises and contribute socially ('giving back to society').

INTENT TAGS: #praising #contrasting #motivating #narrating
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
开拓事业 SPOKEN CHUNK

expand one's career or enterprise

A high-register collocation ideal for speeches, resumes, or profiles celebrating professional ambition and breakthrough.

而是 SPOKEN CHUNK

rather; but instead

Used in conjunction with negative statements like 'not A, but B' (不是……而是……) to contrast and correct.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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