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《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E14 (07:39) HSK 3
néng bù néng bù yào gēn bié rén shuō a

能不能不要跟别人说啊

“that I'm working here?”

《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 07:39 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jiù shì wǒ lái tiān huǒ gōng zuò de shì

就是我来天火工作的事

“Could you not tell others”

néng bù néng bù yào gēn bié rén shuō a CURRENT FOCUS

能不能不要跟别人说啊

“that I'm working here?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kě yǐ

可以

“Sure.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: PLEADING FOR SECRECY
Tone: PLEADING
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please keep this strictly between us; I don't want anyone judging me.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Mianzi and Employment Secrecy

Taking a job seen as a downgrade or unexpected move often leads people to hide it to protect their social face.

INTENT TAGS: #secrecy #face_saving #supplication #privacy
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
能不能不要 SPOKEN CHUNK

could you please not...

A polite yet urgent phrasing used when asking someone to refrain from an action.

跟别人说 SPOKEN CHUNK

tell other people / gossip

Standard conversational phrase for sharing private information with third parties.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the urgent request to make it sound more like an earnest personal plea.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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