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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E17 (24:17) HSK 5
hè qīng yuán zhè ge pàn tú ràng tā qù dāng lín xiàn zhǎng de mì shū

贺清源这个叛徒 让他去 当林县长的秘书

“That traitor He Qingyuan— let him be County Mayor Lin's secretary.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 24:17 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yǐ hòu de fù duì zhǎng jiù shì nǐ gē gē le

以后的副队长 就是你哥哥了

“The future deputy captain will be your brother.”

hè qīng yuán zhè ge pàn tú ràng tā qù dāng lín xiàn zhǎng de mì shū CURRENT FOCUS

贺清源 这个 叛徒 让他去 当林县长的秘书

“That traitor He Qingyuan— let him be County Mayor Lin's secretary.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā yì zhí xiǎng

他一直想

“He always wants to...”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: CONDEMNING CONDUCT
Tone: INDIGNANT
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Good riddance to that backstabber; let him suck up to the county magistrate.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Loyalty to the Local Unit (Danwei Culture)

In traditional Chinese administrative and working environments, abandoning one's immediate grassroots comrades to serve higher leadership is often seen as careerist betrayal.

INTENT TAGS: #condemnation #resentment #dismissal #contempt
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
叛徒 SPOKEN CHUNK

traitor; turncoat

Can refer literally to political/military traitors, or colloquially to a team member who deserts their group for personal gain.

让他去 SPOKEN CHUNK

let him go ahead; let him do as he pleases

Conveys resignation, spiteful permission, or dismissive indifference toward someone's unwanted action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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