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《The Guilty》 S1·E8 (01:31) HSK 7
guāng gù zhe zì jǐ de lì yì bù gù wǒ men de sǐ huó

光顾着自己的利益 不顾我们的死活

“He only cares about his own interests and doesn't give a damn whether we live or die.”

《The Guilty》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 01:31 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN mǎ dé róng bǎ fáng zi shōu zǒu le dā yìng gěi de fǔ xù jīn yě méi gěi

马德荣把房子收走了 答应给的抚恤金也没给

“Ma Derong seized our house and stiffed us on the promised compensation.”

guāng gù zhe zì jǐ de lì yì bù gù wǒ men de sǐ huó CURRENT FOCUS

光顾着 自己的 利益 不顾 我们的 死活

“He only cares about his own interests and doesn't give a damn whether we live or die.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiè xiè xiè xiè

谢谢 谢谢

“Thank you. Thank you.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DENOUNCING INJUSTICE
Tone: ACCUSATORY
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Moral Obligation of Care (Fuxujin and Survival)

Chinese social morality heavily censures employers or figures of authority who break commitments to pensions (抚恤金) and basic livelihood, viewing it as unconscionable ruthlessness.

INTENT TAGS: #indignation #accusation #grievance #moral_condemnation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
光顾着 SPOKEN CHUNK

only focusing on / caring solely about

Used to criticize someone for paying attention to only one thing while neglecting other crucial duties.

不顾我们的死活 SPOKEN CHUNK

regardless of our survival / heedless of our life or death

A strong idiomatic expression expressing extreme distress caused by someone's cruel neglect or selfishness.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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