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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E26 (32:41) HSK 1
rén fēi shèng xián shú néng wú guò duì ba

人非圣贤 孰能无过 对吧

“To err is human, right?”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E26
TIMECODE: 32:41 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN rén ma

人嘛

“People...”

rén fēi shèng xián shú néng wú guò duì ba CURRENT FOCUS

人非圣贤 孰能无过 对吧

“To err is human, right?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiáng xì shuō shuō

详细说说

“Elaborate.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: RATIONALIZING
Tone: CONCILIATORY
Emotion: GUILT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Nobody is perfect, so please do not be too harsh on what happened.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Appealing to Classical Wisdom (Chengyu Precedent)

Quoting Confucian aphorisms like '人非圣贤,孰能无过' lends philosophical authority to an apology, helping preserve face while conceding fault.

INTENT TAGS: #excusing #consensus_seeking #hedging #plea
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
人非圣贤 SPOKEN CHUNK

humans are not saints or sages

First half of the classic idiom; widely used to encourage tolerance and forgiving mistakes.

孰能无过 SPOKEN CHUNK

who can avoid making mistakes?

A rhetorical idiom often paired with '人非圣贤' to appeal for forgiveness and understanding.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the rhetorical statement into an appeal for confirmation and shared consensus.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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