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《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E3 (02:44) HSK 7
zài zhè me xià qù chí zǎo yào chū shì pà shén me

再这么下去迟早要出事 怕什么

“If this keeps up, it's bound to get us into trouble. What are you afraid of?”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E3
TIMECODE: 02:44 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bào xiāo shù é yuè lái yuè lí pǔ

“the amounts have been getting higher and higher.”

zài zhè me xià qù chí zǎo yào chū shì pà shén me CURRENT FOCUS

再这么下去 迟早 要 出事 怕什么

“If this keeps up, it's bound to get us into trouble. What are you afraid of?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tiān tā le yǒu gāo gè zi dǐng zhe ne

“Even if the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: WARNING AND DISMISSAL
Tone: CONFLICTED
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“This is definitely crossing the line, but we won't be the ones taking the fall anyway.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Workplace Expense Manipulation (Bao Xiao)

Falsifying or padding expense reimbursements (baoxiao) is a recognized grey-area risk in corporate life, where subordinates often worry about bearing the blame when audits occur.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #rationalization #risk_assessment #defiance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
再这么下去 SPOKEN CHUNK

if things keep going on like this

A common cautionary phrase used to forecast negative consequences if an ongoing negative trend is not stopped.

迟早要出事 SPOKEN CHUNK

sooner or later something bad will happen

Used as a fatalistic warning when observing reckless, negligent, or fraudulent behavior.

怕什么 SPOKEN CHUNK

what is there to be afraid of?

A rhetorical question used to project boldness or dismiss another person's (or one's own) hesitation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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