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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E25 (12:21) HSK 7
hé zhǐ bǎi fēn zhī sān bǎi a

何止百分之三百啊

“is far more than 300 percent.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E25
TIMECODE: 12:21 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN ér dào liè de lì rùn

而盗猎的利润

“And the profit from poaching”

hé zhǐ bǎi fēn zhī sān bǎi a CURRENT FOCUS

何止 百分之三百啊

“is far more than 300 percent.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ kěn qǐng tóng zhì men shèn zhòng kǎo lǜ

“I sincerely urge you, comrades, to consider this carefully”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: EMPHASIZING SEVERITY
Tone: EMPHATIC
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“The illicit profit is staggering, which is why they are willing to risk everything.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Capital and High Profit Allusion

Echoes the famous Marxist adage well known in Chinese political education that capital will risk any crime for 300 percent profit.

INTENT TAGS: #emphasis #warning #persuasion #rhetoric
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
何止 SPOKEN CHUNK

far more than / not merely

A rhetorical device used to indicate that the actual quantity, extent, or severity surpasses a previous estimate.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Enhances the rhetorical impact and emotional gravity of the statement.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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