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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E12 (25:26) HSK 7
wǒ tīng shuō bái dé ruì tí yì xī wàng xīn de xiāo shòu lǎo dà

我听说白德瑞提议 希望新的销售老大

“I heard Barry suggested that the new Sales Director”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 25:26 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà wǒ men jiù tán liàn ài hǎo bù hǎo

“then let's be in relationship, okay?”

wǒ tīng shuō bái dé ruì tí yì xī wàng xīn de xiāo shòu lǎo dà CURRENT FOCUS

我听说 白德瑞提议 希望 新的销售老大

“I heard Barry suggested that the new Sales Director”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN shì gè nǚ xìng

是个女性

“be a woman.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: DEFLECTING TOPIC
Tone: DEFLECTIVE
Emotion: EVASIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Let's not talk about dating right now; let's stick to corporate matters.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Workplace Boundary Deflection

In Chinese professional environments, shifting focus to corporate gossip or business tasks is a polite face-saving tactic to dodge awkward personal or romantic advances.

INTENT TAGS: #deflection #topic_change #evasion #boundary_setting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
听说 SPOKEN CHUNK

to hear of; rumor has it

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to introduce hearsay, gossip, or unconfirmed news politely.

销售老大 SPOKEN CHUNK

sales leader; head of sales

A colloquial workplace expression referring to the highest-ranking executive or manager in a sales department.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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