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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E40 (05:53) HSK 5
wǒ men dé zūn zhòng guī lǜ ba zhè shì kē xué yī jù kē xué yī jù

我们得尊重规律吧 这是科学依据 科学依据

“Mr. Zheng, we have to respect the science. It's based on science. Science tells us that we can't finish it.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E40
TIMECODE: 05:53 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shū jì

书记

“Mr. Zheng, we have to respect the science.”

wǒ men dé zūn zhòng guī lǜ ba zhè shì kē xué yī jù kē xué yī jù CURRENT FOCUS

我们得尊重规律 吧 这 是 科学依据 科学依据

“Mr. Zheng, we have to respect the science. It's based on science. Science tells us that we can't finish it.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ men wú fǎ wán chéng

我们无法完成

“Science tells us that we can't finish it.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: CHALLENGING AUTHORITY
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop forcing impossible targets; reality and science simply won't allow this to work.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Invoking Science to Soften Dissent

In Chinese bureaucratic hierarchy, challenging a superior directly is taboo, so subordinates appeal to objective terms like 'scientific principles' and 'objective laws' as a shield.

INTENT TAGS: #pushback #dissent #appeal_to_authority #justification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
尊重规律 SPOKEN CHUNK

respect natural/objective laws

A common professional and political expression urging adherence to practical reality rather than wishful thinking.

科学依据 SPOKEN CHUNK

scientific basis / evidence-based rationale

Used in formal or bureaucratic arguments to justify feasibility or defend against arbitrary directives.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the pushback into a rhetorical solicitation of agreement rather than outright defiance.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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