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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E26 (29:59) HSK 2
yīn wèi wǒ zhī dào wǒ men shū bù qǐ

因为我知道我们输不起

“Because I knew we couldn't afford to lose.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E26
TIMECODE: 29:59 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN kāi shǐ wǒ yě shì wèi le kǎo lǜ néng ràng dà jiā xùn sù zhǐ sǔn

开始我也是为了考虑 能让大家迅速止损

“At first, I just wanted to minimize everyone's losses quickly.”

yīn wèi wǒ zhī dào wǒ men shū bù qǐ CURRENT FOCUS

因为 我知道 我们 输不起

“Because I knew we couldn't afford to lose.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn cǐ shí cǐ kè wǒ jué de

但此时此刻我觉得

“But right now, I realize”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: ADMITTING STAKES
Tone: RESOLUTE AND EARNEST
Emotion: SOLEMNITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Collective Burden in Business

Leaders in Chinese enterprises often bear collective responsibility for their teams' livelihoods, making catastrophic failure not merely a financial loss but a moral failure.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #risk_management #resoluteness #accountability
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
输不起 SPOKEN CHUNK

cannot afford to lose

A common colloquial complement structure indicating that the cost of failure is fatally catastrophic.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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