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《Road to Success》 S1·E32 (12:12) HSK 7
jīn tiān bié zhǐ wàng wǒ men qiú duì huì fàng shuǐ

今天别指望我们球队会放水

“Don't expect our team to go easy today.”

《Road to Success》 S1·E32
TIMECODE: 12:12 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hóng jǐng bā zhōng jiā yóu jiā yóu jiā yóu hóng jǐng bā zhōng jiā yóu jiā yóu jiā yóu

宏景八中 加油加油加油 宏景八中 加油加油加油

“[Hongjing No. 8 High School vs. Yongchuan Hengjiu] -Hongjing No. 8 High! -Go! Go! Go! -Hongjing No. 8 High! -Go! Go! Go!”

jīn tiān bié zhǐ wàng wǒ men qiú duì huì fàng shuǐ CURRENT FOCUS

今天 别指望 我们球队会 放水

“Don't expect our team to go easy today.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN róng yù zhī zhàn

荣誉之战

“It's a battle of honor.”

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Scene: School & Education
Function: DECLARING CHALLENGE AND WARNING
Tone: PROVOCATIVE
Emotion: DETERMINATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't expect us to go easy on you today; we're going all out.”
💡 Cultural Insight: fang shui (going easy on someone / throwing a match)

Originally referring to releasing water for irrigation or industrial draining, in contemporary Chinese this figuratively describes deliberately holding back, going easy on an opponent, or throwing a game or exam as a personal favor or foul play.

INTENT TAGS: #issuing a challenge #declaring rivalry #going all out #warning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
别指望 SPOKEN CHUNK

don't count on it; fat chance

Used colloquially to bluntly dismiss someone's expectations or wishful thinking, carrying a firm and assertive tone.

放水 SPOKEN CHUNK

to go easy on an opponent; to throw a match intentionally

A high-frequency colloquial term widely used in sports, academic exams, or workplace competition scenarios.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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