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《The Knockout》 S1·E1 (04:23) HSK 6
nǐ zhè me yòng gōng zuò gěi shuí kàn

你这么用功 做给谁看

“[Ji Ze, Second-level Inspector of Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection of Linjiang Province, Deputy Leader of the Provincial Education Rectification Guidance Group] Who do you want to impress by working so hard?”

《The Knockout》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 04:23 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè lǐng dǎo yě méi lái zán men zhè chē shàng jiù nǐ jí bié zuì gāo

这领导也没来 咱们这车上 就你级别最高

“The leader isn't here. You're the one with the highest rank [Ji Ze, Second-level Inspector of Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection of Linjiang Province, Deputy Leader of the Provincial Education Rectification Guidance Group] among us in this car.”

nǐ zhè me yòng gōng zuò gěi shuí kàn CURRENT FOCUS

你这么 用功 做给谁看

“[Ji Ze, Second-level Inspector of Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection of Linjiang Province, Deputy Leader of the Provincial Education Rectification Guidance Group] Who do you want to impress by working so hard?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN qiáng shèng jí tuán

强盛集团

“Qiangsheng Group”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: TEASING OR MOCKING
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: CYNICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Relax, the leadership isn't even watching, so stop acting like a model worker.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Workplace Performative Effort (表演式努力)

Highlights the cynical view that diligence is primarily valuable when seen by leadership, making solitary hard work seem suspicious or unpragmatic to cynical colleagues.

INTENT TAGS: #sarcasm #questioning_motive #teasing #peer_pressure
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
做给谁看 SPOKEN CHUNK

who are you putting on a show for; who is this performance for

A rhetorical question used to accuse someone of putting on an insincere display purely to impress others.

这么用功 SPOKEN CHUNK

working so diligently; studying so hard

Often sincere praise in school contexts, but frequently used teasingly or sarcastically among peers in casual workplace settings.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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