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《Road to Success》 S1·E5 (31:12) HSK 3
yòu bú shì mài shēn qì

又不是卖身契

“It's not like you're signing away your soul. ♪ I'll take every scar ♪”

《Road to Success》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 31:12 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiào liàn

教练

“♪ I'll keep fighting my way through ♪ Coach.”

yòu bú shì mài shēn qì CURRENT FOCUS

又不是卖身契

“It's not like you're signing away your soul. ♪ I'll take every scar ♪”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bù guò shì gěi yǒu hǎo hé zuò de měi hǎo liú niàn
不过是给友好合作的美好留念 →

“♪ I'll take every scar ♪ Just a sweet memento of our friendly cooperation. ♪ As my badge of honor ♪”

Subtitles synced to millisecond timecode Browse Show Clips →
Scene: Workplace
Function: DOWNPLAYING SIGNIFICANCE
Tone: TEASING
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Relax, you're not signing your life away, so just sign it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Historical Metaphors for Commitment (卖身契)

Historically, '卖身契' was a legal deed selling a person into bonded servitude. Modern speakers routinely use this dark historical relic humorously to reassure someone that a contract is harmless.

INTENT TAGS: #reassurance #persuasion #downplaying #teasing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
卖身契 SPOKEN CHUNK

indenture contract; deed of sale of oneself

Used metaphorically in modern Chinese to jokingly refer to overly binding, restrictive, or long-term agreements.

又不是 SPOKEN CHUNK

it is not as if; it is not like

A common rhetorical marker used to dismiss an overreaction or exaggerated worry.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
GRAMMAR BLUEPRINTS:
不是...是 →
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
我是恋爱又不是卖身
《玫瑰丛生》
80% Match
我是恋爱又不是卖身
wǒ shì liàn ài yòu bú shì mài shēn

“I'm in a relationship, not making a deal.”

《Road to Success》 S1·E5 (31:12) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus