《The Dream Maker》 S1·E25 (33:04)
HSK 2
chéng mén shī huǒ yāng jí chí yú a
城门失火殃及池鱼啊
“When elephants fight, the grass gets trampled.”
《The Dream Maker》
S1·E25
TIMECODE: 33:04
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
tuì dìng dān de diàn huà wǒ dōu jiē le qī gè le
退订单的电话 我都接了七个了
“I've taken seven calls canceling orders.”
chéng mén shī huǒ yāng jí chí yú a
CURRENT FOCUS
城门失火殃及池鱼 啊
“When elephants fight, the grass gets trampled.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
xuě méi
雪梅
“Xuemei, say something.”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
LAMENTING MISFORTUNE
Tone:
RESIGNED
Emotion:
HELPLESSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“We did nothing wrong, yet we are the ones taking the hit for this mess.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Idiomatic Framing of Vicarious Misfortune (成语析理)
Native speakers frequently deploy classical idioms (chengyu) like this one to summarize complex predicaments with philosophical resignation rather than explicit complaint.
INTENT TAGS:
#lamentation
#collateral_damage
#helplessness
#resignation
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1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
城门失火，殃及池鱼
SPOKEN CHUNK
innocent bystanders get caught in the crossfire
A classic eight-character idiom used when trouble elsewhere inevitably causes unintended collateral damage to innocent people.
Modal Particle「啊」 (a)
CHANGE OF STATE
Adds emotional resonance, expressing a deep sigh of resignation or helplessness.
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1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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