《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E18 (21:32)
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tā piào liàng shì piào liàng dàn shì gēn wú kǎi lì bǐ
她漂亮是漂亮 但是跟吴凯莉比
“She is pretty, but compared to Wu Kaili,”
《Dream of Golden Years》
S1·E18
TIMECODE: 21:32
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
tā piào liàng shì piào liàng dàn shì gēn wú kǎi lì bǐ
CURRENT FOCUS
她 漂亮是漂亮 但是 跟吴凯莉比
“She is pretty, but compared to Wu Kaili,”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
míng qì shì bú shì chà tài yuǎn le bié luō suō tīng wǒ de
“isn't she much less famous? Stop arguing. Listen to me on this.”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
RAISING OBJECTION
Tone:
CAUTIOUS
Emotion:
HESITATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“She looks good, but she is nowhere near famous enough to match our top choice.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Concession Before Contradiction
In Chinese communication, giving credit to an obvious positive quality before delivering negative feedback softens direct opposition.
INTENT TAGS:
#conceding
#evaluating
#questioning
#comparing
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
漂亮是漂亮
SPOKEN CHUNK
she is pretty, sure / granted that she is pretty
Use the 'Adjective + 是 + Adjective, 但是...' pattern to acknowledge a positive trait before introducing a more critical counterpoint.
跟……比
SPOKEN CHUNK
compared to...
A standard spoken frame used to introduce a benchmark comparison.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E18 (21:32) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus