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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E27 (35:40) HSK 7
dàn cái zhèng shuì shōu yě yǒu hěn dà yī bù fèn shì kào méi kuàng

但财政税收 也有很大一部分 是靠煤矿

“But a large part of the tax revenue relies on the coal mines.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 35:40 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN méi lǎo bǎn wèi le zhuàn qián shì méi lǎo bǎn shì zhuàn le qián

“For the coal bosses to make money. Yes. The coal bosses do make money.”

dàn cái zhèng shuì shōu yě yǒu hěn dà yī bù fèn shì kào méi kuàng CURRENT FOCUS

但 财政税收 也有 很大一部分 是 靠煤矿

“But a large part of the tax revenue relies on the coal mines.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ bié jué de wǒ gē shì kuàng zhǎng wǒ men jiā jiù zhān le méi kuàng de guāng

“Don't think just because Chun is the mine chief, our family is benefiting from them.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: COUNTERING
Tone: ARGUMENTATIVE
Emotion: DEFENSIVENESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You can't just condemn the industry when everyone in this town benefits from its tax dollars.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Resource-Town Dependency and Stigma

In northern Chinese resource-dependent towns, coal bosses are often stereotyped as corrupt, forcing locals with mining ties to defend the industry's public contribution.

INTENT TAGS: #counterargument #defense #justification #refutation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
财政税收 SPOKEN CHUNK

fiscal and tax revenue

Formal administrative collocation frequently used in discussions about public finance.

很大一部分 SPOKEN CHUNK

a large portion / a major share

Extremely versatile quantitative phrase used in both spoken and written Chinese.

靠煤矿 SPOKEN CHUNK

relies on coal mines

The verb '靠' followed by an entity indicates economic dependence or reliance.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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