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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E21 (10:26) HSK 6
xū yào fù chū hěn dà de dài jià

需要付出很大的代价

“requires paying a high price.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E21
TIMECODE: 10:26 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN qí shí wǒ zhè cì huí lái zuò liǎo bù qǐ de shì qíng

其实我这次回来 做了不起的事情

“I came back this time— Doing something remarkable”

xū yào fù chū hěn dà de dài jià CURRENT FOCUS

需要付出很大的 代价

“requires paying a high price.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ gāng lái de shí hòu

你刚来的时候

“When you first came here,”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: WARNING OR CAUTIONING
Tone: CAUTIONARY
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Be realistic; you have no idea what you will lose if you keep chasing this.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatic Realism vs. Idealism

Chinese interpersonal rhetoric often balances enthusiastic ambitions with somber reminders of the sacrifices required to achieve them.

INTENT TAGS: #caution #reality_check #warning #pragmatic_advice
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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付出很大的代价 SPOKEN CHUNK

pay a heavy price

A common collocation used when discussing major life, career, or moral sacrifices.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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