《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E13 (08:27)
HSK 4
nǐ gēn tā shuō gěi bù liǎo shén me bǎo zhèng
你跟他说 给不了什么保证
“Tell him I can't guarantee anything.”
《Born to Be Alive》
S1·E13
TIMECODE: 08:27
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
zhāng yuàn zhǎng xún shān duì yǐ jīng zhǔn bèi hǎo le duō fù xiàn zhǎng tā wèn nǐ
张院长 巡山队已经准备好了 多副县长他问你
“Director Zhang. The Mountain Patrol is ready. Deputy County Mayor Duo asked—”
nǐ gēn tā shuō gěi bù liǎo shén me bǎo zhèng
CURRENT FOCUS
你 跟他说 给 不了 什么 保证
“Tell him I can't guarantee anything.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
zhī dào le
知道了
“Understood.”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
DELEGATING A MESSAGE
Tone:
RESOLUTE
Emotion:
SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Be honest and tell him we cannot promise anything under these harsh conditions.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Managing Expectations in Hierarchy
Frontline leaders in Chinese institutional contexts often have to push back against upper administration to protect their operational reality.
INTENT TAGS:
#refusal
#boundary_setting
#relaying_message
#assertiveness
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
给不了
SPOKEN CHUNK
unable to give / cannot provide
Potential complement expressing inability or unwillingness to provide something.
保证
SPOKEN CHUNK
guarantee / assurance
Used as a noun or verb in both everyday and professional commitments.
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4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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