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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E20 (21:03) HSK 6
nà shì wǒ men zài tái fēng tiān ná mìng gěi pīn lái de

那是我们在台风天 拿命给拼来的

“We risked our lives during the typhoons to earn it.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 21:03 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè jià gé yòu bú shì bái lái de

这价格又不是白来的

“We set the price at a cost.”

nà shì wǒ men zài tái fēng tiān ná mìng gěi pīn lái de CURRENT FOCUS

那是 我们在台风天 拿命给拼来的

“We risked our lives during the typhoons to earn it.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ men wǎn jiù le tā men duō shǎo sǔn shī a

我们挽救了他们 多少损失啊

“Think how much loss we saved them from!”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: JUSTIFYING CLAIMS
Tone: IMPASSIONED
Emotion: RIGHTEOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Pin-ming Mindset (拼命)

Literally 'risking one's life,' this cultural concept conveys fighting with total disregard for personal safety to achieve an outcome, carrying enormous moral authority when claiming compensation.

INTENT TAGS: #self_justification #asserting_merit #grievance #moral_entitlement
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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拿命给拼来的 SPOKEN CHUNK

earned by risking one's life / fighting at the cost of one's life

A powerful colloquial expression used to emphasize that something was gained through extreme physical sacrifice and peril.

台风天 SPOKEN CHUNK

typhoon weather

Commonly used in coastal southern China to denote severe storm conditions.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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