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《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E4 (24:59) HSK 4
qiān wàn bú yào ràng wǒ shī wàng

千万不要让我失望

“Don't disappoint me.”

《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E4
TIMECODE: 24:59 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN děng dào wèi lái nǐ men jiù huì lǐ jiě wǒ de liáng kǔ yòng xīn le

“In the future, all of you will understand why I do this.”

qiān wàn bú yào ràng wǒ shī wàng CURRENT FOCUS

千万不要 让我失望

“Don't disappoint me.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN péi zǒng zěn me xiàng tū rán biàn le yí gè rén shì de

“Why does Mr. Pei feel like a whole new person?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: EXPRESSING EXPECTATION
Tone: EARNEST
Emotion: ANTICIPATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I'm counting on you, so do not mess this up.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Expectation Burden in Superior-Subordinate Dynamics

Superiors in Chinese workplace contexts often use parental or mentoring language like expressing 'good intentions' and asking not to be disappointed to motivate subordinates through personal loyalty.

INTENT TAGS: #urging #setting_expectations #motivating #warning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
千万不要 SPOKEN CHUNK

by all means do not / whatever you do, don't

Used to give strong warnings or heartfelt pleas not to do something.

让我失望 SPOKEN CHUNK

let me down / disappoint me

Common collocation used when expressing personal expectations or emotional investment in someone's performance.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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