《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E37 (07:13)
HSK 6
suī rán wǒ kàn nán rén yǎn guāng bù xíng
虽然我看男人 眼光不行
“Although I'm terrible at judging men,”
《Born to Be Alive》
S1·E37
TIMECODE: 07:13
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
wǒ xiàn zài shēn biān bú shì yǒu nǐ ma
“now I have you by my side, don't I?”
suī rán wǒ kàn nán rén yǎn guāng bù xíng
CURRENT FOCUS
虽然 我看 男人 眼光不行
“Although I'm terrible at judging men,”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
dàn shì kàn nǚ rén hěn zhǔn wǒ yī kàn jiù zhī dào nǐ shì gè hǎo gū niáng
但是看女人很准 我一看就知道 你是个好姑娘
“I'm very good at reading women. I could tell at first glance that you're a good girl.”
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Scene:
Social & Dating
Function:
SELF DEPRECATION
Tone:
SELF-DEPRECATING
Emotion:
SINCERITY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I may have made bad relationship choices before, but trust me, I truly know a good person when I see one.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Self-Deprecating Flattery
Chinese speakers often downplay their own discernment or past history to make their praise of others sound more humble, grounded, and emotionally touching.
INTENT TAGS:
#self_deprecation
#bonding
#complimenting
#reassurance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
看……眼光不行
SPOKEN CHUNK
to have poor taste or poor judgment regarding something/someone
A very common colloquial formula used to admit that one is bad at picking partners, evaluating items, or judging people.
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