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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E14 (14:34) HSK 7
wèi le gōng zuò tā zhēn shì mìng dōu kě yǐ bú yào

为了工作 他真是命都可以不要

“For work, he'd literally give his life.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 14:34 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā zhēn de shì yī xīn pū zài gōng zuò shàng

“He truly throws himself entirely into his work.”

wèi le gōng zuò tā zhēn shì mìng dōu kě yǐ bú yào CURRENT FOCUS

为了 工作 他 真是 命都可以不要

“For work, he'd literally give his life.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN suǒ yǐ wǒ men yě méi bàn fǎ

所以 我们也没办法

“So we have no choice.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: EVALUATING WORK ETHIC
Tone: EXCLAMATORY
Emotion: ADMIRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He is utterly obsessed with work to an unreasonable degree, and no one can stop him.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Self-Sacrifice in the Workplace

In traditional Chinese work culture, putting duty ahead of personal health and family is often praised as an exemplary, heroic virtue rather than criticized as poor work-life balance.

INTENT TAGS: #hyperbole #praise #exaggeration #justification
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
命都可以不要 SPOKEN CHUNK

ready to risk or sacrifice one's own life

Use this hyperbolic spoken phrase to highlight an extreme, obsessive level of dedication or recklessness.

为了工作 SPOKEN CHUNK

for the sake of work

A common introductory prepositional phrase used to explain motives or priorities regarding professional duties.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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