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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E21 (37:57) HSK 3
jīn tiān gěi nǐ duō jiā èr shí gàn huó qù

今天给你多加二十 干活去

“I'll give you 20 more today. Get back to work.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 37:57 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ yòng wǒ ba

你用我吧

“Hire me.”

jīn tiān gěi nǐ duō jiā èr shí gàn huó qù CURRENT FOCUS

今天 给你 多加二十 干活去

“I'll give you 20 more today. Get back to work.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ sǐ nǎ ér qù le

你死哪儿去了

“Where have you been?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: GIVING INSTRUCTIONS
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: IMPATIENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I'm cutting you a break with extra pay, now stop talking and do the work.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Informal Day-Labor Bargaining

In casual Chinese day-labor markets, employers often grant small spot bonuses to incentivize workers immediately while maintaining blunt authority.

INTENT TAGS: #bargaining #commanding #dismissal #incentivizing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
多加 SPOKEN CHUNK

to add more (money or quantity)

Used when increasing compensation, bonuses, or quantities during informal bargaining.

干活去 SPOKEN CHUNK

go to work; get to working

A blunt, casual imperative directed at manual or subordinate workers to prompt action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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