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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E19 (14:33) HSK 5
zài wài miàn zhāo rén fēng xiǎn tài dà

在外面招人风险太大

“Recruiting outsiders is too risky.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E19
TIMECODE: 14:33 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN jīn kuàng xū yào dà liàng de láo dòng lì

金矿需要 大量的劳动力

“Gold mines need a lot of laboru.”

zài wài miàn zhāo rén fēng xiǎn tài dà CURRENT FOCUS

在外面 招人风险太大

“Recruiting outsiders is too risky.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè xiē shā wá zi shì zì jǐ jìn lái de

这些沙娃子 是自己进来的

“These fossickers came in on their own.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: RISK ASSESSMENT
Tone: PRAGMATIC
Emotion: CAUTION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“We can't hire regular outsiders because it will expose our illicit operations.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Illicit Labor Dynamics

In underground or unregulated resource operations in remote areas, hiring outsiders risks whistleblowing or police intervention, leading operators to rely on vulnerable, unmonitored local labor.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #risk_aversion #justification #caution
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
在外面 SPOKEN CHUNK

on the outside; externally

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to contrast internal/closed operations with external society.

招人 SPOKEN CHUNK

to recruit personnel; to hire staff

A very common colloquial term for hiring or recruiting employees.

风险太大 SPOKEN CHUNK

the risk is too great

Used when advising caution or rejecting a risky proposal.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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