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《My Destiny》 S1·E10 (13:50) HSK 4
zhè me gāo shì a píng cháng liǎng qiān kuài yí gè yuè

这么高 是啊 平常两千块一个月

“That much? Yes. It's normally 2,000 yuan a month.”

《My Destiny》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 13:50 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ gěi nǐ sān bèi gōng zī

“I'll pay you triple!”

zhè me gāo shì a píng cháng liǎng qiān kuài yí gè yuè CURRENT FOCUS

这么高 是啊 平常两千块 一个月

“That much? Yes. It's normally 2,000 yuan a month.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN guò nián wǒ gěi nǐ liù qiān kuài a nǐ xiǎng cóng jīn tiān kāi shǐ dào zhēng yuè shí wǔ

过年我给你六千块啊 你想 从今天开始到正月十五

“During the holiday, I'll give you 6,000! Look, from today until Lantern Festival,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: NEGOTIATING COMPENSATION
Tone: SINCERE
Emotion: JOY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“That's an incredible offer! My regular salary is just two grand a month, so this is very tempting.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Triple pay during Chinese New Year

According to Chinese labor law, overtime work on statutory holidays (such as the first three days of the Spring Festival) requires compensation of at least 300% of standard wages. In TV dramas and films, this is often depicted as a generous incentive for employers to retain or attract workers during the holiday.

INTENT TAGS: #confirming compensation #pleasantly surprised #salary comparison
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
这么高 SPOKEN CHUNK

so high; reaching such a high level, commonly used as an exclamation about prices, wages, or standards

Often used standalone in spoken conversation to express surprise or as a rhetorical exclamation.

两千块一个月 SPOKEN CHUNK

two thousand yuan a month

A typical colloquial pattern of 'amount + time unit' used to state salaries or recurring rates.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Used in 'shi a' to indicate agreement, concurrence, and an affirmative tone.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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