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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E11 (30:48) HSK 7
zhèn shàng hái yǒu xiàn shàng de nà xiē gàn bù men dōu qiān le zhè ge yì xiàng shū ma

镇上还有县上的 那些干部们 都签了这个意向书嘛

“the cadres from both the town and the county have signed the letter of intent.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 30:48 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ xiàn zài zhī dào

我现在知道

“I heard”

zhèn shàng hái yǒu xiàn shàng de nà xiē gàn bù men dōu qiān le zhè ge yì xiàng shū ma CURRENT FOCUS

镇上 还有 县上的 那些干部们 都 签了 这个 意向书 嘛

“the cadres from both the town and the county have signed the letter of intent.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiàn zài ràng rén jiā bǎ bīn hǎi lù tuì diào

“If you ask them to give up,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: REMINDING AND WARNING
Tone: CAUTIONARY
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You cannot simply cancel this; too many officials already endorsed it on paper.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Collective Accountability (集体背书)

In Chinese administration, once both town- and county-level cadres sign an agreement, unilateral reversal risks breaking protocol and compromising the face and political credibility of senior cadres.

INTENT TAGS: #reminding #cautioning #justification #invoking_precedent
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
意向书 SPOKEN CHUNK

letter of intent

A common professional and legal term used in Chinese business and governance when describing preliminary agreements.

Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Highlights an obvious fact that both parties should recognize, adding persuasive pressure.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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