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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E28 (20:51) HSK 6
jiù shì bié rén wèi nǐ fù chū dài jià

就是别人为你付出代价

“or someone else pays for it for you.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E28
TIMECODE: 20:51 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bú shì nǐ zì jǐ fù chū dài jià

不是你自己付出代价

“Either you pay for it yourself,”

jiù shì bié rén wèi nǐ fù chū dài jià CURRENT FOCUS

就是 别人为你 付出代价

“or someone else pays for it for you.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dàn qí shí ā yí kě néng yě méi nà me mán yuàn nín

“Maybe Mrs. Lin doesn't resent you that much.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: CLARIFYING MEANING
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: SADNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop pretending you suffered the most; other people bore the brunt of your choices.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Familial and Interpersonal Debt (Bao)

Chinese interpersonal relationships heavily emphasize mutual obligations; causing someone else (especially family) to suffer on your behalf incurs significant emotional guilt.

INTENT TAGS: #confrontation #reality_check #guilt #clarification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
付出代价 SPOKEN CHUNK

to pay the price / bear the cost

Frequently used both literally and metaphorically when discussing heavy moral or life consequences.

为...付出代价 SPOKEN CHUNK

to pay the price for someone/something

A standard construction to express who is suffering on behalf of someone else.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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