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《The Knockout》 S1·E18 (36:36) HSK 6
yǎn kàn zhe tā bǎ yí gè péng bó fā zhǎn de jí tuán dài dào yīn gōu lǐ

眼看着他把一个 蓬勃发展的集团 带到阴沟里

“I see him leading a successful group to the underworld.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E18
TIMECODE: 36:36 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dōu bǐ bù guò yí gè mài yú de rèn le gè gān diē

“to a fish seller that has a godfather.”

yǎn kàn zhe tā bǎ yí gè péng bó fā zhǎn de jí tuán dài dào yīn gōu lǐ CURRENT FOCUS

眼看着他 把一个 蓬勃 发展 的 集团 带到阴沟里

“I see him leading a successful group to the underworld.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bú shì tā gěi nǐ men lā le hěn duō xiàng mù zhuàn le hěn duō qián ma

不是他给你们 拉了很多项目 赚了很多钱吗

“Didn't he get a lot of projects and made a lot of money?”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: LAMENTING AND CRITICIZING
Tone: BITTER
Emotion: INDIGNATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He completely ruined this company through sheer corruption and incompetence, and I resent him for it.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Guanxi versus Meritocracy

Reflects resentment toward individuals rising through patron-client relationships ('认干爹') rather than legitimate business capability.

INTENT TAGS: #complaint #indignation #denunciation #resentment
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
眼看着 SPOKEN CHUNK

watching helplessly as something unfolds; right before one's eyes

Used to convey a feeling of powerlessness while witnessing an undesirable event occur in real time.

蓬勃发展 SPOKEN CHUNK

thriving; flourishing vigorously

A common idiom often used in formal or narrative contexts to describe rapidly expanding businesses or economies.

带到阴沟里 SPOKEN CHUNK

lead into the gutter; run something into the ground

A vivid colloquial metaphor for leading an enterprise, project, or person into total ruin.

Modal Particle「里」 (li) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as a locative postposition denoting destination or state of ruin, carrying no modal force.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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