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《Generation to Generation》 S1·E8 (13:33) HSK 5
zán men xiàn zài shì yī gēn shéng shàng de mà zhà

咱们现在是一根绳上的蚂蚱

“We're on the same side.”

《Generation to Generation》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 13:33 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hǎo le hǎo le

好了好了

“Enough.”

zán men xiàn zài shì yī gēn shéng shàng de mà zhà CURRENT FOCUS

咱们现 在 是 一根绳上的蚂蚱

“We're on the same side.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hé bì lùn zhè xiē

何必论这些

“Why argue about this?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: APPEASING
Tone: PERSUASIVE
Emotion: URGENCY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“We sink or swim together, so stop fighting me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Common Fate Idioms

Chinese culture frequently invokes graphic metaphors like bound grasshoppers to emphasize collective responsibility and shared survival in perilous times.

INTENT TAGS: #appeasement #unification #solidarity #persuasion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
一根绳上的蚂蚱 SPOKEN CHUNK

grasshoppers tied to the same string; in the same boat

A vivid common idiom used to describe people whose fates are inextricably tied together in danger.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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咱俩是一根绳上的蚂蚱
《盗墓大案》
95% Match
咱俩是一根绳上的蚂蚱
zán liǎ shì yī gēn shéng shàng de mà zhà

“We are on the same boat.”

我跟你是一根绳上的蚂蚱
《蜜语纪》
95% Match
我跟你是一根绳上的蚂蚱
wǒ gēn nǐ shì yī gēn shéng shàng de mà zhà

“We are in the same boat.”

本就是一条绳上的蚂蚱
《樊笼》
92% Match
本就是一条绳上的蚂蚱
běn jiù shì yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zhà

“We're in the same boat.”

我们就搂草打兔子
《御赐小仵作》
88% Match
我们就搂草打兔子
wǒ men jiù lǒu cǎo dǎ tù zi

“kill two birds with one stone and get rid of him altogether.”

我们本就是一根绳上的蚂蚱
《成何体统》
88% Match
我们本就是一根绳上的蚂蚱
wǒ men běn jiù shì yī gēn shéng shàng de mà zhà

“♪ Still unchanged ♪ We're in the same boat.”

大家都稳定一下 扶住我们旁边的这个绳索
《黑夜告白》
88% Match
大家都稳定一下 扶住我们旁边的这个绳索
dà jiā dōu wěn dìng yī xià fú zhù wǒ men páng biān de zhè ge shéng suǒ

“Steady yourselves. Hold on to the rope beside you.”

我今天晚上在蚕茧约了个局 他也会来
《夜色正浓》
88% Match
我今天晚上在蚕茧约了个局 他也会来
wǒ jīn tiān wǎn shàng zài cán jiǎn yuē le gè jú tā yě huì lái

“I've arranged a gathering at Cocoon tonight. He'll be there too.”

我们本就是一条绳上的蚂蚱
《成何体统》
88% Match
我们本就是一条绳上的蚂蚱
wǒ men běn jiù shì yī tiáo shéng shàng de mà zhà

“We're in the same boat to begin with.”

我们这两条虫子 就绑在了一起
《八千里路云和月》
88% Match
我们这两条虫子 就绑在了一起
wǒ men zhè liǎng tiáo chóng zi jiù bǎng zài le yì qǐ

“the two of us were tied together.”

我们本就是一根绳上的蚂蚱 我会帮你到底的
《成何体统》
88% Match
我们本就是一根绳上的蚂蚱 我会帮你到底的
wǒ men běn jiù shì yī gēn shéng shàng de mà zhà wǒ huì bāng nǐ dào dǐ de

“♪ We met in the crowd ♪ We're in the same boat to begin with. ♪ There's no mistake in this life ♪ I'll stand by you and help you through this to the very end.”

《Generation to Generation》 S1·E8 (13:33) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus