《My Page in the 90s》 S1·E5 (19:00)
HSK 3
dàn qí shí dōu shì qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ
但其实都是浅尝辄止
“But you only scratch the surface of each.”
《My Page in the 90s》
S1·E5
TIMECODE: 19:00
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
shè liè shèn guǎng
涉猎甚广
“You own broad interests.”
dàn qí shí dōu shì qiǎn cháng zhé zhǐ
CURRENT FOCUS
但 其实 都 是 浅尝辄止
“But you only scratch the surface of each.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
gāo xiān shēng yě xué guò xīn lǐ xué
高先生也学过心理学
“Mr. Gao, you studied psychology too?”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
HUMBLE QUALIFICATION
Tone:
SELF-EFFACING
Emotion:
MODESTY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I know a bit of everything, but don't hold me to the standard of a real expert.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Modesty and Self-Deprecation (谦虚)
In Chinese business and intellectual decorum, outright accepting praise can be perceived as arrogant; polite deflection demonstrates refinement and emotional maturity.
INTENT TAGS:
#modesty
#downplaying
#face_maintenance
#hedging
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
浅尝辄止
SPOKEN CHUNK
to stop after scratching the surface; to dabble
A formal four-character chengyu commonly used in modest self-assessments to indicate broad but superficial interest.
但其实
SPOKEN CHUNK
but in fact; but actually
A conversational pivot used to transition from a surface impression or compliment to personal reality.
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2 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《My Page in the 90s》 S1·E5 (19:00) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus