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《The Lead》 S1·E30 (22:53) HSK 6
bù zhì gōng zuò de shí hòu zhuāng lóng zuò yǎ

布置工作的时候 装聋作哑

“You play dumb when work is assigned,”

《The Lead》 S1·E30
TIMECODE: 22:53 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN liú jìng sōng

刘劲松

“Liu Jinsong.”

bù zhì gōng zuò de shí hòu zhuāng lóng zuò yǎ CURRENT FOCUS

布置 工作 的时候 装聋作哑

“You play dumb when work is assigned,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kàn rè nào de shí hòu nǐ yī mén líng hǎo wǒ tuán zhǎng ne

看热闹的时候 你一门灵 好我团长呢

“but you're first in line for drama. Dear Troupe Leader.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: REPRIMANDING
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You deliberately pretend not to hear whenever there is actual work to do.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Workplace Slackers (摸鱼文化)

This line reflects the frustration leaders have with employees who selectively evade hard work while showing sharp enthusiasm for workplace gossip or drama.

INTENT TAGS: #reprimand #criticism #calling_out #dissatisfaction
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
布置工作 SPOKEN CHUNK

to assign tasks / to delegate work

A standard professional phrase used when a superior assigns duties to subordinates.

装聋作哑 SPOKEN CHUNK

to pretend to be deaf and dumb; to feign ignorance

A common idiom used to criticize someone who pretends not to notice or hear something in order to evade responsibility.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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