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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E25 (03:58) HSK 7
shì yè chéng gōng lù shàng de bàn jiǎo shí

事业成功路上的绊脚石

“a roadblock on your path to career success.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E25
TIMECODE: 03:58 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shén me shì qíng dōu bù néng chéng wéi nǐ

什么事情都不能成为你

“Nothing should become”

shì yè chéng gōng lù shàng de bàn jiǎo shí CURRENT FOCUS

事业成功路上的 绊脚石

“a roadblock on your path to career success.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ shì bú shì yào hé xiào zhǔ biān yì qǐ qù shàng hǎi a

你是不是要和肖主编 一起去上海啊

“Are you going to Shanghai with Mr. Xiao?”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: CLARIFYING BOUNDARIES
Tone: BITTERSWEET
Emotion: RESIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not let me or our relationship hold you back from your career.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Prioritizing Career over Personal Sentiment

In contemporary Chinese urban culture, advancing one's career is often valued above romance, leading partners to suppress emotions to avoid burdening each other.

INTENT TAGS: #self-sacrifice #resignation #career focus #rationalization
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
绊脚石 SPOKEN CHUNK

stumbling block; obstacle

Commonly used metaphorically to describe people, relationships, or bad habits that hinder personal progress.

路上的 SPOKEN CHUNK

on the road to / along the path of

Used metaphorically before abstract nouns like success, growth, or life.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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