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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E1 (20:06) HSK 7
wǒ zhāo nǐ jìn gōng sī de shí hòu gēn nǐ shuō guò wǒ men de dǐ xiàn shì shén me

我招你进公司的时候 跟你说过我们的底线是什么

“When I hired you, I told you what our bottom line was.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 20:06 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wàn shì dōu shì liǎng miàn yī tǐ de

万事都是两面一体的

“Everything has two sides.”

wǒ zhāo nǐ jìn gōng sī de shí hòu gēn nǐ shuō guò wǒ men de dǐ xiàn shì shén me CURRENT FOCUS

我招你 进公司 的时候 跟你说过 我们 的 底线是什么

“When I hired you, I told you what our bottom line was.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tù zi bù chī wō biān cǎo

兔子不吃窝边草

“Don't get involved with people at work.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: REPRIMANDING
Tone: STERN
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You know you broke my rules, so admit it right now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Corporate Boundary (底线) and Workplace Taboos

In Chinese workplace culture, explicit moral and behavioral bottom lines are often set by leaders, and violating them (such as office romance or breach of trust) invites direct hierarchical confrontation.

INTENT TAGS: #reprimanding #interrogating #boundary_setting #confrontation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
招你进公司 SPOKEN CHUNK

recruit/hire you into the company

Commonly used by hiring managers or bosses when reminding an employee of their original hiring agreement.

底线是什么 SPOKEN CHUNK

what the bottom line is

A powerful rhetorical or direct question used when someone has crossed an unacceptable boundary.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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