《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E36 (41:12)
HSK 6
wǒ shí huà gào sù nǐ zài wǒ zhè ér
我实话告诉你 在我这儿
“To tell you the truth, I don't have a single word”
《Born to Be Alive》
S1·E36
TIMECODE: 41:12
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
zhuān shuō nà xiē rén yuàn yì tīng de huà
“only say what those people want to hear.”
wǒ shí huà gào sù nǐ zài wǒ zhè ér
CURRENT FOCUS
我 实话告诉你 在我这儿
“To tell you the truth, I don't have a single word”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
méi yī jù tā men yuàn yì tīng de zǒu zǒu zǒu gǎn jǐn zǒu zhào jīng lǐ
“that they want to hear. Leave, leave! Hurry and leave!”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
ASSERTING CANDOR
Tone:
BLUNT
Emotion:
DEFIANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I refuse to flatter anyone or play office politics.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Rejection of Sycophancy (Flattery)
In Chinese workplace culture, junior employees frequently balance speaking pleasing words to superiors with professional integrity; openly refusing to flatter is viewed as both bold and risky.
INTENT TAGS:
#candor
#defiance
#boundary_setting
#bluntness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
实话告诉你
SPOKEN CHUNK
to tell you the truth / frankly speaking
A common conversational preface used to introduce a candid, often unvarnished or unpleasant reality.
在我这儿
SPOKEN CHUNK
in my case / from my perspective / here with me
Used to establish personal standards, rules, or views that contrast with others.
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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E36 (41:12) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus