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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E31 (16:10) HSK 7
rú guǒ lián zhè yī qiān yuán dōu bù yuàn yì chū nǐ hái zhǐ wàng zhe tā néng tāo chū

如果连这一千元 都不愿意出 你还指望着他能掏出

“If they aren't willing to pay even this 1,000 yuan, how can we expect them to fork out”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E31
TIMECODE: 16:10 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN duì zhè yī qiān yuán hái huì suàn zài fáng kuǎn lǐ bú huì tūn diào

“Yes. That 1,000 yuan will be counted towards the house price. We won't just take it.”

rú guǒ lián zhè yī qiān yuán dōu bù yuàn yì chū nǐ hái zhǐ wàng zhe tā néng tāo chū CURRENT FOCUS

如果 连 这一千元 都 不愿意出 你 还指望 着他能掏出

“If they aren't willing to pay even this 1,000 yuan, how can we expect them to fork out”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN gèng duō de qián ma

更多的钱吗

“more money?”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: CHALLENGING ASSUMPTION
Tone: PRAGMATIC
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Wake up, if he refuses to pay this tiny deposit, he will never buy the property.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Sincerity Deposit (定金文化)

In Chinese real estate and commerce, paying a small earnest deposit is seen as the ultimate test of genuine commitment, without which negotiations are considered hollow.

INTENT TAGS: #reality_check #persuasion #skepticism #warning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
指望 SPOKEN CHUNK

to count on; to pin hopes on

Often used in rhetorical questions to express disbelief in an outcome.

掏出 SPOKEN CHUNK

to pull out; to fork out (money)

Frequently used colloquially to refer to paying or spending money.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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