《The Truth》 S1·E18 (41:06)
HSK 6
gōng zuò hé chī fàn liǎng bù dān wù ma
工作和吃饭两不耽误嘛
“Even the hardest-working person has to eat.”
《The Truth》
S1·E18
TIMECODE: 41:06
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
nǐ zěn me kě néng zhè me hǎo xīn jiù gěi wǒ sòng xiāo yè ne
“There's no way you'd be this nice just to bring me food.”
gōng zuò hé chī fàn liǎng bù dān wù ma
CURRENT FOCUS
工作 和 吃饭 两不耽误 嘛
“Even the hardest-working person has to eat.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
chà bu duō le
差不多了
“Almost done.”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
JUSTIFYING ACTION
Tone:
CASUAL
Emotion:
PLAYFULNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't overthink my motives; eating while working simply makes practical sense.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Yexiao (Late-Night Snack Culture)
Sharing late-night snacks during overtime is a common way in Chinese work environments to build rapport and display care among peers.
INTENT TAGS:
#justifying
#deflecting
#rationalizing
#rapport_building
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1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
两不耽误
SPOKEN CHUNK
neither gets neglected; accomplishing two things without conflict
Use this phrase when coordinating two tasks or goals to show that pursuing one does not disrupt the other.
Modal Particle「嘛」 (ma)
CHANGE OF STATE
Marks the statement as an obvious truth or common sense, softening the defensive tone.
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3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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