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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E27 (39:34) HSK 4
wèi le gōng zuò què shí mìng dōu bú yào le

为了工作 确实命都不要了

“throws herself entirely into her work.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E27
TIMECODE: 39:34 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè hái zi

这孩子

“She really”

wèi le gōng zuò què shí mìng dōu bú yào le CURRENT FOCUS

为了 工作 确实 命都不要了

“throws herself entirely into her work.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nà ge zhù yuàn qī jiān zhè hái zi jiù bài tuō nǐ le a

“So, while she's in the hospital, I entrust her to your care.”

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Scene: Medical & Health
Function: LAMENTING
Tone: EMPATHETIC
Emotion: CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Workplace Martyrdom

In Chinese society, intense devotion to professional duty is often commended socially while simultaneously eliciting genuine concern from close peers for extreme self-sacrifice.

INTENT TAGS: #sympathy #lamenting #concern #observation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
命都不要了 SPOKEN CHUNK

risking one's life; disregarding one's own health completely

A common hyperbolic idiom used to describe extreme workaholism or reckless effort.

为了工作 SPOKEN CHUNK

for the sake of work

A standard prepositional phrase used to introduce professional duties as the cause of an action.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Signifies a change of state, highlighting that the person has reached a point of reckless disregard for life.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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