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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E25 (34:00) HSK 5
bù guò yòng zì jǐ de zuò pǐn tì ài tú chēng mén miàn

不过 用自己的作品 替爱徒撑门面

“However, isn't it a bit inappropriate to use his own work”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E25
TIMECODE: 34:00 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ shì kě yǐ lǐ jiě de

我是可以理解的

“is understandable.”

bù guò yòng zì jǐ de zuò pǐn tì ài tú chēng mén miàn CURRENT FOCUS

不过 用自己的 作品 替 爱徒 撑门面

“However, isn't it a bit inappropriate to use his own work”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè shì bú shì duō shǎo yǒu xiē bù tuǒ ya

“to keep up an appearance for his student?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: POLITE CRITICISM
Tone: DIPLOMATIC
Emotion: DISAPPROVAL
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are cheating the system to artificially elevate your favorite student.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Mentorship and Facade (Cheng Menmian)

While mentors in traditional Chinese master-apprentice hierarchies fiercely support their protégés, overstepping into fabrication damages professional credibility and decorum.

INTENT TAGS: #criticism #calling_out #confrontation #exposing_fraud
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
爱徒 SPOKEN CHUNK

beloved disciple; prized pupil

A literary and respectful term referring to someone's favorite student or protégé.

撑门面 SPOKEN CHUNK

to keep up appearances; to prop up a facade

An idiomatic expression describing doing something purely to maintain face or impress outsiders.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

5 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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