《The Dream Maker》 S1·E14 (12:32)
HSK 7
wǒ men fèi le hǎo dà jìn cái bǎ tā gěi zhuā huí lái
我们费了好大劲 才把他给抓回来
“We had a hard time dragging him back.”
《The Dream Maker》
S1·E14
TIMECODE: 12:32
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
jué gǔ tou bù tīng quàn tā fēi děi qù gōng dì
“Lin is stubborn and won't listen to us. He wanted to go to the site.”
wǒ men fèi le hǎo dà jìn cái bǎ tā gěi zhuā huí lái
CURRENT FOCUS
我们 费了好大劲 才把他给 抓回来
“We had a hard time dragging him back.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
nà nǐ bǎ tā gěi guān qǐ lái zhè shǔ yú gān shè rén shēn zì yóu a
“And you locked him up? That's violating personal freedom.”
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Scene:
Crisis & Conflict
Function:
REPORTING ACTION
Tone:
DEFENSIVE
Emotion:
FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't blame us for being rough; he gave us no choice and it wasn't easy.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Disposal of Trouble (Kugong)
Emphasizing one's 'bitter effort' (苦工) is a common pragmatic defense in Chinese discourse to ward off criticism for controversial results.
INTENT TAGS:
#reporting
#self_justification
#defensiveness
#effort_highlighting
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2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
费了好大劲
SPOKEN CHUNK
took an enormous amount of effort
A colloquial idiom used to highlight how exhausting or difficult a completed task was.
抓回来
SPOKEN CHUNK
to capture back; to bring back by force
Directional complement construction indicating physical apprehension and return.
Modal Particle「了」 (le)
CHANGE OF STATE
Marks the completion of an arduous action or phase.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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