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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E10 (15:11) HSK 3
yīn wèi wǒ men xiǎng zuò de shì qíng dōu bú shì wèi le zì jǐ

因为我们想做的事情 都不是为了自己

“Because our goals are never for ourselves.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 15:11 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN kě shì wǒ men cóng lái dōu méi yǒu jì hèn guò duì fāng

“But we have never held a grudge against each other.”

yīn wèi wǒ men xiǎng zuò de shì qíng dōu bú shì wèi le zì jǐ CURRENT FOCUS

因为我们想做 的事情 都 不是为了 自己

“Because our goals are never for ourselves.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN rú guǒ duō yī xiē xiàng tā zhè yàng de gàn bù

“If there were more officials like him,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: EXPLAINING MOTIVATION
Tone: SINCERE
Emotion: EARNESTNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Dedication to Public Good (Gong'erwangsi)

In Chinese governance culture, working selflessly for the collective good rather than private interest is the highest moral benchmark for public cadres.

INTENT TAGS: #idealism #justification #selflessness #solidarity
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
为了自己 SPOKEN CHUNK

for oneself / for personal gain

Commonly used in ethical or motivational contexts to distinguish between selfish and selfless actions.

想做的事情 SPOKEN CHUNK

things one wants to do / aspirations

A natural way to refer to personal goals, projects, or professional missions.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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