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《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E11 (07:14) HSK 4
tóng shì yī cháng sūn zǒng

同事一场 孙总

“We are colleagues. Mr. Sun,”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 07:14 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zài nǐ xià miàn gōng zuò le liù nián

在你下面工作了六年

“I've worked for you for six years.”

tóng shì yī cháng sūn zǒng CURRENT FOCUS

同事一场 孙总

“We are colleagues. Mr. Sun,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ jiù ràng nǐ bāng wǒ shuō diǎn zhēn huà zěn me jiù bù xíng le

“I just asked you to speak the truth. Why is that so hard?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: APPEALING TO SENTIMENT
Tone: PLEADING
Emotion: DESPERATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Given our long history together, you owe me some loyalty and support.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Renqing (Personal Favor and Sentiment)

In Chinese work culture, invoking '一场' (a shared experience) appeals to relational ties and moral obligation, subtly obligating the other party to show leniency or favor.

INTENT TAGS: #appealing #persuasion #invoking_relationship #pleading
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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同事一场 SPOKEN CHUNK

having been colleagues together

Used to evoke mutual sentiment, loyalty, or shared bonds between coworkers when asking for sympathy or help.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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