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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E4 (22:22) HSK 3
lǎo máo bìng le yī xiū xī bù hǎo jiù róng yì zhè yàng

老毛病了 一休息不好 就容易这样

“It's an old problem. When I don't rest well, it tends to happen.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 22:22 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ zhù yuàn guān chá liǎng tiān ba bù yòng zhù yuàn ba

“Stay in the hospital for observation for two days. I don't need to stay, do I?”

lǎo máo bìng le yī xiū xī bù hǎo jiù róng yì zhè yàng CURRENT FOCUS

老毛病 了 一休息 不好 就容易 这样

“It's an old problem. When I don't rest well, it tends to happen.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lǎo lín jiù shì xiā jǐn zhāng

“Lin is just worrying for nothing.”

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Scene: Medical & Health
Function: EXCUSING SYMPTOMS
Tone: CASUAL
Emotion: FATIGUE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I know my own body, so there is no need to admit me to the hospital.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Reluctance to Hospitalize

Many Chinese individuals, especially middle-aged or working professionals, resist formal medical care unless unavoidable to avoid inconvenience and maintain their work routine.

INTENT TAGS: #rationalization #refusal #minimization #self_justification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
老毛病 SPOKEN CHUNK

chronic problem; recurring ailment or bad habit

Commonly used for physical ailments that flare up periodically, or colloquially for recurring personal flaws.

一……就容易…… SPOKEN CHUNK

as soon as... it easily becomes...

A useful conditional construction to explain regular patterns of cause and effect.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks an existing, well-established state of affairs, implying familiarity with the condition.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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