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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E10 (35:07) HSK 2
yǒu xiē shí hòu máng qǐ lái yī tiān yào xǐ liǎng sān cì

有些时候忙起来 一天要洗两三次

“Sometimes when it gets busy, we have to wash two or three times a day.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 35:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bǎo chí gè rén wèi shēng shì wǒ men de zhí zé

保持个人卫生 是我们的职责

“Maintaining personal hygiene is our duty.”

yǒu xiē shí hòu máng qǐ lái yī tiān yào xǐ liǎng sān cì CURRENT FOCUS

有些时候 忙起来 一天要洗两三次

“Sometimes when it gets busy, we have to wash two or three times a day.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hěn duō nǚ tóng zhì dōu bèi dòng kū le

“A lot of the female colleagues have cried because of the cold.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: DESCRIBING HARDSHIP
Tone: MATTER_OF_FACT
Emotion: RESIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Chiku (Enduring Hardship)

Expressing professional duty through enduring extreme physical discomfort reflects the traditional Chinese virtue of self-sacrifice and resilience in public work.

INTENT TAGS: #recounting #hardship #professional_duty #description
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
有些时候 SPOKEN CHUNK

sometimes / on certain occasions

Used to describe variable situations or occasional occurrences in daily narrative.

忙起来 SPOKEN CHUNK

when things get busy / getting occupied

The directional complement '起来' denotes entering a state of high activity or busyness.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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