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《Unsettled Case》 S1·E1 (43:10) HSK 5
- rú guǒ hái yǒu shèng xià de bù fèn - bú yào dé cùn jìn chǐ

- 如果还有剩下的部分 - 不要得寸进尺

“- If there's anything left. - [Moira] Don't push your luck.”

《Unsettled Case》 S1·E1
TIMECODE: 43:10 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN suǒ yǐ fān xīn yù suàn kě yǐ ná yì diǎn chū lái

所以翻新预算可以拿一点出来

“so anything you could do on the refurbishment budget.”

- rú guǒ hái yǒu shèng xià de bù fèn - bú yào dé cùn jìn chǐ CURRENT FOCUS

- 如果 还有 剩下的 部分 - 不要 得寸进尺

“- If there's anything left. - [Moira] Don't push your luck.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè zhōu jié shù qián gào sù wǒ nǐ de dì yí gè àn zi

这周结束前告诉我你的第一个案子

“I want the first case for the end of the week.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: SETTING BOUNDARIES
Tone: CURT
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Take what I gave you and stop asking for more.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Knowing One's Bounds (分寸感)

In Chinese interpersonal and workplace relations, recognizing limits (fenchun) is crucial, and exceeding them invites blunt admonition.

INTENT TAGS: #boundary_setting #warning #admonishing #curbing_demands
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
得寸进尺 SPOKEN CHUNK

give an inch and take a yard; push one's luck

A common idiom used to rebuke someone who demands more after already receiving a concession.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 8 GRAMMAR
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