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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E20 (02:05) HSK 4
cái shì yī kuài yìng gǔ tou dào shí hòu nǐ kě néng huì hěn xīn kǔ de

才是一块硬骨头 到时候你可能 会很辛苦的

“Post-disaster reconstruction is the real challenge. It might be tough for you then.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 02:05 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hái yǒu hǎo duō shì qíng yào máng ne zhè zāi hòu de chóng jiàn

还有好多事情要忙呢 这灾后的重建

“I guess you have a lot to handle later. Post-disaster reconstruction is the real challenge.”

cái shì yī kuài yìng gǔ tou dào shí hòu nǐ kě néng huì hěn xīn kǔ de CURRENT FOCUS

才是 一块 硬骨头 到时候 你可能 会很 辛苦 的

“Post-disaster reconstruction is the real challenge. It might be tough for you then.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ méi shì de

我没事的

“I'll be fine.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: WARNING AND CONCERN
Tone: SINCERE
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Be prepared, this task is notoriously difficult and will exhaust you if you take it on.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Tough Tasks as 'Hard Bones' (硬骨头精神)

In Chinese public service and workplace culture, tackling systemic or arduous issues is often framed as 'gnawing on hard bones' (啃硬骨头), highlighting grit and collective endurance.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #mental_preparation #empathy #solidarity
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
硬骨头 SPOKEN CHUNK

a tough nut to crack; a formidable problem or task

A popular metaphor meaning a very difficult task, intractable problem, or unyielding person ('啃硬骨头' means tackling a hard task).

到时候 SPOKEN CHUNK

when the time comes; at that time

Used as a time conjunction to project into future events or consequences.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Placed at the end of the clause to affirm the speaker's conviction and certainty about the impending difficulty.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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