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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E21 (41:19) HSK 3
nǐ gōng zuò diū le de shì qiān wàn qiān wàn bié ràng wǒ bà mā zhī dào

你工作丢了的事 千万千万别让我爸妈知道

“Do not let my parents find out you lost the job.”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 41:19 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ jì zhe a

你记着啊

“Remember this.”

nǐ gōng zuò diū le de shì qiān wàn qiān wàn bié ràng wǒ bà mā zhī dào CURRENT FOCUS

你 工作 丢了 的事 千万千万 别让 我爸 妈 知道

“Do not let my parents find out you lost the job.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ bù xián fán wǒ kě shòu bù liǎo

“I can't take their nagging.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: PROHIBITING AND WARNING
Tone: URGENT
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Keep quiet about this or my parents will nag us to death and create unbearable drama.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Shielding Parents from Bad News (报喜不报忧)

In Chinese culture, children frequently conceal career setbacks like job loss from parents to avoid causing them overwhelming worry or enduring relentless criticism.

INTENT TAGS: #concealment #warning #anxiety #face_saving
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
工作丢了 SPOKEN CHUNK

lost one's job

A common colloquial way to say someone has been fired or unemployed.

千万千万 SPOKEN CHUNK

whatever you do / by all means / under no circumstances

Doubling '千万' intensifies an urgent prohibition or plea to the highest degree.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

5 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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