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《Born with Luck》 S1·E19 (13:25) HSK 7
bù qù dāng kuài jì zhēn shì kě xī le

不去当会计真是可惜了

“it's a shame you're not an accountant.”

《Born with Luck》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 13:25 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ zhè shù xué néng lì

你这数学能力

“With your math skills,”

bù qù dāng kuài jì zhēn shì kě xī le CURRENT FOCUS

不去 当会计 真是可惜了

“it's a shame you're not an accountant.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yì bǎi wàn měi jīn

一百万美金

“One million US dollars”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: TEASING
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are calculating every penny so obsessively that it's ridiculous.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Teasing Over Being Calculative (Jinjin Jijiao)

Equating someone with an 'accountant' is a humorous colloquial poke at someone being excessively sharp-eyed or stingy with numbers.

INTENT TAGS: #teasing #sarcasm #mockery #banter
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
真是可惜了 SPOKEN CHUNK

what a real pity; such a waste

Often used sarcastically to mock someone whose excessive or peculiar behavior mirrors another profession.

不去……可惜了 SPOKEN CHUNK

it's a shame you didn't become/go to ...

A colloquial sarcastic pattern highlighting that someone has uncanny traits suited for a specific role.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Conveys emphatic finality to the judgmental observation '可惜了'.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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