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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E38 (09:09) HSK 2
nǐ de rén gǎo zá duō shǎo cì le

你的人搞砸多少次了

“How many times have your people messed up?”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E38
TIMECODE: 09:09 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ zuì hài pà tīng jiàn nǐ shuō zhè jù huà

“That is the one thing I dread hearing you say.”

nǐ de rén gǎo zá duō shǎo cì le CURRENT FOCUS

你的人 搞砸多少次了

“How many times have your people messed up?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zài yǒu yī cì

再有一次

“If it happens again,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: REPROACHING
Tone: CONFRONTATIONAL
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Your team is completely incompetent and I have lost all patience.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Collective Accountability (连带责任)

In Chinese professional and social hierarchies, a leader is directly blamed and held responsible for the blunders of their subordinates.

INTENT TAGS: #confrontation #blame #reproach #warning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
搞砸 SPOKEN CHUNK

to mess up / botch

A highly colloquial and punchy verb used when a task or plan goes completely wrong.

你的人 SPOKEN CHUNK

your people / your subordinates

Refers to members of someone's team, faction, or circle, emphasizing managerial responsibility.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks the completion of past events and emphasizes the cumulative state of failure.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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