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《The Truth》 S1·E14 (40:02) HSK 3
bù xíng jiù zài jiā diǎn liào

不行就再加点料

“If not, we'll add more incentive.”

《The Truth》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 40:02 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā bù xìn yě dé xìn

他不信也得信

“He has no choice.”

bù xíng jiù zài jiā diǎn liào CURRENT FOCUS

不行 就 再加点料

“If not, we'll add more incentive.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ cóng nǎ ér kàn chū lái de

你从哪儿看出来的

“How did you figure that out?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: PROPOSING ESCALATION
Tone: CALCULATING AND PRAGMATIC
Emotion: CUNNING
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“If this isn't convincing enough, we'll up the ante until he takes the bait.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Culinary Metaphors in Deception and Strategy

Cooking metaphors like 'adding seasoning' (加料) are frequently used in colloquial Chinese to describe altering reality, exaggerating facts, or escalating manipulative tactics.

INTENT TAGS: #scheming #escalation #contingency_plan #deception
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
加点料 SPOKEN CHUNK

add more spice / up the ante / plant more evidence

Literally 'add more ingredients/seasoning', colloquially used to mean adding extra drama, leverage, or details to make a scheme more potent.

不行就 SPOKEN CHUNK

if that doesn't work, then...

A very handy everyday conditional pattern for offering an alternative plan or contingency.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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