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《Love Beyond the Grave》 S1·E13 (25:37) HSK 7
tā men zuì róng yì bèi shān dòng bù zhǎng jì xìng bèi rén dāng qiāng shǐ

他们最容易被煽动 不长记性 被人当枪使

“they are the easiest to stir up, never learning, and are used by others.”

《Love Beyond the Grave》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 25:37 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN suǒ yǐ

所以

“So,”

tā men zuì róng yì bèi shān dòng bù zhǎng jì xìng bèi rén dāng qiāng shǐ CURRENT FOCUS

他们最容易被煽动 不长记性 被人当枪使

“they are the easiest to stir up, never learning, and are used by others.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ shuō de jí líng diàn zhǔ yě shì zhè yàng

你说的亼灵殿主 也是这样

“Is the Lord of Jiling Temple the same?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: CRITICIZING
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“They are mindless fools who keep falling for the same tricks and fighting other people's battles.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Avoiding Being a 'Gun' (Dang Qiang Shi)

In Chinese social and political philosophy, astute individuals must constantly stay alert against being manipulated into someone else's proxy conflict.

INTENT TAGS: #criticism #disparagement #cynicism #warning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
当枪使 SPOKEN CHUNK

to be used as a puppet / cat's paw; to do someone else's dirty work

A highly common idiomatic expression used when someone is manipulated into doing risky work for someone else's benefit.

不长记性 SPOKEN CHUNK

never learn one's lesson; fail to learn from past errors

Used in colloquial speech to scold or criticize someone who repeatedly makes the same foolish mistake.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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