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《Road to Success》 S1·E15 (41:07) HSK 5
dàn shì wǒ men tiān zǒng jué de hái shì dé nǔ lì zhēng qǔ yī xià

但是我们天总觉得 还是得努力争取一下

“but Ms. Wang thinks we should keep trying to win you over.”

《Road to Success》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 41:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wáng jiào liàn zhī qián nín jù jué le wǒ

“Coach Wang, you rejected me before,”

dàn shì wǒ men tiān zǒng jué de hái shì dé nǔ lì zhēng qǔ yī xià CURRENT FOCUS

但是 我们天 总觉得 还是得 努力争取 一下

“but Ms. Wang thinks we should keep trying to win you over.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ jīn tiān bǎ wǒ men qiú yuán de zī liào dōu dài guò lái le

“Today, I brought all our players' info.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: PERSUADING
Tone: EARNEST
Emotion: DETERMINATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please reconsider; my boss really values this and instructed me not to give up on you.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Invoking Leadership Authority (借势)

Referencing a company executive ('Tian Zong') lends weight and respect to the request while deflecting personal blame for being persistently pushy.

INTENT TAGS: #persuasion #persistence #polite_insistence #professionalism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
争取一下 SPOKEN CHUNK

to make an effort to strive for / to try one's luck

A polite business phrase indicating humble persistence without being overtly aggressive.

还是得 SPOKEN CHUNK

still need to / should after all

Expresses an internal sense of duty, necessity, or perseverance despite difficulties.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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