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《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E28 (24:27) HSK 6
wǒ néng shā zhū mài zhū ròu zhèng qián

我能杀猪卖猪肉挣钱

“and I'd butcher pigs and sell meat.”

《Pursuit of Jade》 S1·E28
TIMECODE: 24:27 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ huì chāo shū xiě shí wén zhuàn qián

“You'd copy books and write essays to make money,”

wǒ néng shā zhū mài zhū ròu zhèng qián CURRENT FOCUS

我能杀猪卖猪肉挣钱

“and I'd butcher pigs and sell meat.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yù dào shén me kùn nán

遇到什么困难

“Whatever difficulties we encountered,”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: AFFIRMING SELF WORTH
Tone: AFFECTIONATE
Emotion: NOSTALGIA
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I was proud to do honest, hard work so long as we could be together.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Complementary Gender Roles in Folk Life

In traditional narrative tropes, an educated scholar and an energetic, practical trade partner create a charming contrast of brain and brawn harmonizing to survive.

INTENT TAGS: #bonding #reminiscing #self_reliance #affection
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
挣钱 SPOKEN CHUNK

to earn money

A highly colloquial and ubiquitous everyday term for making a living.

杀猪 SPOKEN CHUNK

to butcher pigs

Refers literally to a butcher's trade, culturally denoting gritty, robust, working-class labor.

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