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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E9 (19:25) HSK 5
yuè hǎi zì dǎ jiàn chéng yǐ lái

月海自打建城以来

“Since Yuehai was built,”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 19:25 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ shì wèi cái shén yé shuō huà

“I'm speaking for the golden goose.”

yuè hǎi zì dǎ jiàn chéng yǐ lái CURRENT FOCUS

月海 自打 建城 以来

“Since Yuehai was built,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shàng jiāo de cái shuì

上交的财税

“its tax contributions have kept growing.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: PREFACING ARGUMENT
Tone: PERSUASIVE
Emotion: ASSERTIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You cannot disregard the enormous historical contributions made here.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Appealing to Past Merit (功劳)

In Chinese institutional culture, invoking past historical contributions carries significant weight when arguing for current leniency or policy support.

INTENT TAGS: #argumentation #appealing_to_merit #framing #persuasion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
自打……以来 SPOKEN CHUNK

ever since...

A common colloquial-to-formal bridge pattern used to trace an enduring state or historical precedent from a starting event.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

0 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
GRAMMAR BLUEPRINTS:
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