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《Born with Luck》 S1·E19 (01:07) HSK 1
yǒu zài yī zài èr

有再一再二

“♪ The two of us, working late at night, sneak up to the base of the wall ♪ The same bad thing could happen once or twice,”

《Born with Luck》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 01:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yòu shì nǐ liǎ

又是你俩

“It's the two of you again.”

yǒu zài yī zài èr CURRENT FOCUS

有再一再二

“♪ The two of us, working late at night, sneak up to the base of the wall ♪ The same bad thing could happen once or twice,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN jué bù néng yǒu zài sān zài sì

“but not three or four times!”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: REPRIMANDING
Tone: STERN
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You got away with this twice, but don't push your luck any further.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Three-Strikes Norm in Chinese Rhetoric

Traditional Chinese culture often allows tolerance up to the second occurrence ('再一再二'), but views crossing into the third time ('再三再四') as an unforgivable breach of patience.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #reprimand #limit_setting #admonition
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
有再一再二 SPOKEN CHUNK

happening a first and second time

The first half of the proverb '有再一再二,没有再三再四', meaning a mistake might be tolerated twice, but never repeatedly.

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