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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E33 (04:59) HSK 4
zhè yī qiè dōu yào mō zhe shí tou guò hé

这一切 都要摸着石头过河

“we all have to feel our way forward.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E33
TIMECODE: 04:59 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN cǎo xuǎn shén me pǐn zhǒng chéng huó lǜ rú hé

草选什么品种 成活率如何

“what grass varieties to choose, and what the survival rate will be,”

zhè yī qiè dōu yào mō zhe shí tou guò hé CURRENT FOCUS

这一切 都要 摸着石头过河

“we all have to feel our way forward.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ men zǔ jiàn le zhuān jiā zǔ gēn wǒ men yì qǐ biān zhì zhì lǐ fāng àn

我们组建了专家组 跟我们一起 编制治理方案

“We have formed an expert group to work with us to draw up a treatment plan.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: ACKNOWLEDGING LIMITATIONS
Tone: PRAGMATIC AND CAUTIOUS
Emotion: PRUDENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Nobody has done this before, so we have to learn and adjust as we go.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatic Reform Philosophy

Originating from Deng Xiaoping's economic reform slogan, this metaphor encapsulates modern Chinese institutional philosophy of learning by doing rather than waiting for perfect theoretical models.

INTENT TAGS: #managing_expectations #caution #pragmatism #strategic_planning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
摸着石头过河 SPOKEN CHUNK

to cross the river by feeling for stones; advance cautiously step by step

A famous modern Chinese political idiom widely used in business and policy to signify pragmatic, exploratory problem-solving.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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