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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E28 (14:10) HSK 7
sǎo zi jiù tā zhè dé xíng wǒ cì hòu bù liǎo nǐ zì jǐ xīn kǔ diǎn

嫂子 就他这德行 我伺候不了 你自己辛苦点

“Aihong, look at his temper. I can't bear it. He is yours.”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E28
TIMECODE: 14:10 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ zài gěi wǒ shuō yī jù

你再给我说一句

“Say that again!”

sǎo zi jiù tā zhè dé xíng wǒ cì hòu bù liǎo nǐ zì jǐ xīn kǔ diǎn CURRENT FOCUS

嫂子 就他 这德行 我 伺候不了 你 自己 辛苦 点

“Aihong, look at his temper. I can't bear it. He is yours.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lín méi lín méi nǐ gē jiù shì zuǐ yìng bié gēn tā yī bān jiàn shí

“Lin Mei. He's just stubborn. Don't argue with him.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: COMPLAINING
Tone: PETULANT
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I've had it with his awful temper; I'm walking away before I lose my mind, so he's your problem now.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Family Mediation and Kinship Roles

In Chinese family dynamics, sisters-in-law (嫂子) often act as emotional buffers and peacekeepers between stubborn blood siblings.

INTENT TAGS: #venting #refusal #relinquishing_responsibility #conflict_avoidance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
就他这德行 SPOKEN CHUNK

with this terrible attitude/behavior of his

A highly colloquial, derogatory remark used in informal settings to express disdain for someone's foul demeanor.

伺候不了 SPOKEN CHUNK

cannot cater to / cannot wait on

Often used figuratively to mean one refuses to deal with someone who is excessively demanding or bad-tempered.

Modal Particle「点」 (dian) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the imperative to the sister-in-law when advising her to bear the brunt of the work.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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