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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E19 (38:31) HSK 5
gēn běn yuán yīn hái shì pái shuǐ xì tǒng bù gòu wán shàn

根本原因还是 排水系统不够完善

“The root cause is an inadequate drainage system.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 38:31 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiù shì jiù suàn shì shuǐ guǎn bào le zhè tài píng jiān yě bù néng yān chéng zhè yàng

“Even if a water pipe burst, it shouldn't have flooded that badly.”

gēn běn yuán yīn hái shì pái shuǐ xì tǒng bù gòu wán shàn CURRENT FOCUS

根本原因 还是 排水系统 不够完善

“The root cause is an inadequate drainage system.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shū jì zhèn zhǎng shì wǒ gōng zuò méi zuò dào wèi

“Mr. Zheng and Ms. Li, I failed in my duties.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: DEFLECTING BLAME
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't just blame local staff; the whole infrastructure was inadequate to begin with.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Bureaucratic Problem Diagnosis

In official Chinese workplace contexts, framing a crisis around systemic or historical inadequacies helps cushion personal culpability before higher leaders.

INTENT TAGS: #explanation #deflection #analysis #justification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
根本原因还是 SPOKEN CHUNK

the fundamental reason is still...

A standard analytical transition used in workplace briefings or debates to steer discussions to root causes.

不够完善 SPOKEN CHUNK

not sound enough; inadequate; incomplete

A diplomatic and euphemistic way to describe deficiencies in systems, facilities, or policies.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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