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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E40 (14:31) HSK 5
tuì xiū shǒu xù shì wán quán fú hé guó jiā guī dìng de duì ba

退休手续是完全 符合国家规定的 对吧

“is completely within national regulations, right?”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E40
TIMECODE: 14:31 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN èr shí wǔ nián dōu yǒu le wǒ xiàn zài tí qián bàn zhè ge

二十五年都有了 我现在提前办这个

“I've been working for over 25 years. Applying for early retirement now”

tuì xiū shǒu xù shì wán quán fú hé guó jiā guī dìng de duì ba CURRENT FOCUS

退休 手续 是 完全 符合国家规定 的 对吧

“is completely within national regulations, right?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lǎo tán

老谭

“Tan.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: SEEKING CONFIRMATION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Everything I'm doing is by the book, so please just approve it without making trouble.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Institutional Compliance (符合规定)

In Chinese public sector institutions, emphasizing that an irregular request (like early retirement) strictly conforms to official policy is crucial for diffusing institutional resistance.

INTENT TAGS: #seeking_confirmation #self_justification #legitimizing #hedging
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
退休手续 SPOKEN CHUNK

retirement procedures or paperwork

A common institutional compound used when discussing leaving employment formally.

符合国家规定 SPOKEN CHUNK

in accordance with national regulations

A standard formal phrase used in administrative or professional contexts to claim legitimacy.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the assertion into a tag question, soliciting agreement and validation from the listener.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

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