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《The Guilty》 S1·E13 (26:47) HSK 7
wǒ zài gěi nǐ dā tī zi

我在给你搭梯子

“I'm building a ladder for you.”

《The Guilty》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 26:47 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ zài gàn má ne

我在干嘛呢

“what am I doing?”

wǒ zài gěi nǐ dā tī zi CURRENT FOCUS

我在 给你 搭梯子

“I'm building a ladder for you.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bù bān dǎo mǎ dé róng nǐ wǒ yǒng yuǎn bèi cǎi zài jiǎo xià

不扳倒马德荣 你我永远被踩在脚下

“If we don't take down Ma Derong, you and I will always be stepped on,”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: JUSTIFYING ACTIONS
Tone: PERSUASIVE
Emotion: URGENCY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop questioning me; I am doing this so we can both rise up and defeat our oppressor.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Dazi/Da Tizi Metaphor

In Chinese politics and office dynamics, 'building a ladder' means either giving someone an opportunity to advance or providing a graceful retreat to save face.

INTENT TAGS: #persuasion #justification #alliance #strategic_move
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
搭梯子 SPOKEN CHUNK

build a ladder; provide a stepping stone or an exit strategy

Used metaphorically to describe creating an opportunity for someone to rise, or offering a face-saving way out of a predicament.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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