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《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E20 (31:50) HSK 3
shì shì tǐng hǎo kàn de

是 是挺好看的

“Yes, it looks good.”

《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 31:50 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hái diàn jì zhe xià wǔ zhè shì nǎ

还惦记着下午这事哪

“You're still thinking about this afternoon?”

shì shì tǐng hǎo kàn de CURRENT FOCUS

是 是 挺好看的

“Yes, it looks good.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn jiù shì chéng běn tài gāo le

但就是成本太高了

“But the cost is too high.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: CONCESSION BEFORE OBJECTION
Tone: CAUTIOUS
Emotion: HESITATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I admit it looks nice, but we cannot ignore the realistic flaws.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Hedging and Face-Saving

In workplace communication, speakers often praise a proposal first to soften subsequent negative criticism.

INTENT TAGS: #hedging #concession #polite_critique #evaluating
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
挺好看的 SPOKEN CHUNK

quite good-looking or attractive

Used in casual spoken contexts to offer a moderately enthusiastic compliment.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Reinforces assertion and adds certainty to the speaker's evaluation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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