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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E14 (17:11) HSK 4
suī rán tā men zhǐ zuò liǎng gè cān tīng

虽然他们只做两个餐厅

“Although they are only renovating two dining halls,”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 17:11 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zuì shì hé wǒ men de fāng àn

最适合我们的方案

“the most suitable proposal for us.”

suī rán tā men zhǐ zuò liǎng gè cān tīng CURRENT FOCUS

虽然他们 只做两个餐厅

“Although they are only renovating two dining halls,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn zhāo dài suǒ zhěng tǐ

但招待所整体

“but for the entire guesthouse,”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: CONCEDING A POINT
Tone: OBJECTIVE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't write them off just because their current operations are small; look at the bigger picture.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Balanced Negotiation Framing

In Chinese business discourse, opening with a concession demonstrates fairness and prevents colleagues from raising obvious objections first.

INTENT TAGS: #concession #evaluation #business_proposal #framing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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虽然 SPOKEN CHUNK

although / even though

A standard subordinating conjunction used to frame a concession, typically paired with 'but' in the subsequent clause.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

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