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《Born with Luck》 S1·E8 (32:43) HSK 5
wǒ men lǎo bǎn kěn dìng fàng bù guò wǒ

我们老板肯定放不过我

“my boss definitely won't let me off.”

《Born with Luck》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 32:43 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN rú guǒ yào shì tán bù chéng

如果要是谈不成

“falls through,”

wǒ men lǎo bǎn kěn dìng fàng bù guò wǒ CURRENT FOCUS

我们 老板 肯定 放不过我

“my boss definitely won't let me off.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ xiǎo mìng méi le

我小命没了

“I'll lose my life!”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: PLEADING PRESSURE
Tone: DESPERATE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please help me out and agree to the deal, or I am ruined.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Sympathy Appeals in Negotiation (Kushorouji)

In Chinese business contexts, negotiators often present themselves as powerless intermediaries to appeal to the other party's empathy and soften rigid terms.

INTENT TAGS: #persuasion #appealing_to_pity #pressure
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
放不过 SPOKEN CHUNK

won't let off / won't spare

Use this spoken phrase to indicate that someone will relentlessly hold you accountable or punish you.

肯定 SPOKEN CHUNK

definitely / surely

Placed before verbs to indicate strong certainty or predictability.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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