《The Dream Maker》 S1·E11 (42:46)
HSK 2
wǒ jiù shì yī xiǎo jú zhǎng
我就是一小局长
“I'm just a minor director.”
《The Dream Maker》
S1·E11
TIMECODE: 42:46
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
zěn me zhè me shuō wǒ ya
怎么这么说我呀
“What makes you think so?”
wǒ jiù shì yī xiǎo jú zhǎng
CURRENT FOCUS
我 就是 一 小局长
“I'm just a minor director.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
wǒ yǒu nà me dà quán lì ma duì ba wǒ zuò bù liǎo zhǔ a nà nǐ shuō
我有那么大权力吗 对吧 我做不了主啊 那你说
“Do I have that much power? I'm not the one calling the shots. Then, who ordered you to do this?”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
EVADING RESPONSIBILITY
Tone:
EVASIVE
Emotion:
FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't push this on me; I'm not sticking my neck out or breaking rules for you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Bureaucratic Self-Effacement (推脱避责)
Officials in Chinese administrative culture often downplay their rank ('I'm just a low-level head') to politely fend off requests for special favors without causing direct loss of face.
INTENT TAGS:
#evasion
#self_deprecation
#refusal
#hedging
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
我就是一
SPOKEN CHUNK
I'm just a mere...
A frequent colloquial formula used for self-deprecation to shirk unwanted expectations or demands.
局长
SPOKEN CHUNK
bureau director / chief
A formal administrative title in the Chinese civil service; prefixing with '小' creates rhetorical self-diminution.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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