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《The Knockout》 S1·E14 (11:54) HSK 5
nǐ bié jué de zì jǐ niàn guò jǐ běn pò shū jiù liǎo bù qǐ a

你别觉得 自己念过几本破书 就了不起啊

“don't consider yourself superior just because you went to a good college.”

《The Knockout》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 11:54 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN gāo lǎo èr

高老二

“Gao Qisheng,”

nǐ bié jué de zì jǐ niàn guò jǐ běn pò shū jiù liǎo bù qǐ a CURRENT FOCUS

你 别觉得 自己 念过几本破书 就 了不起啊

“don't consider yourself superior just because you went to a good college.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dài fù yǎn jìng zhuāng dé rén mú gǒu yàng de

“You look so pretentious with those glasses.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: INSULTING
Tone: SARCASTIC
Emotion: CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Your fancy education means nothing to me, so drop the arrogant attitude.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Anti-Intellectual Confrontation

In working-class or rural disputes, education is sometimes portrayed by antagonists as pretentiousness rather than genuine wisdom to level the playing field.

INTENT TAGS: #provocation #belittling #confrontation #dominance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
了不起 SPOKEN CHUNK

extraordinary; impressive; arrogant (in negative contexts)

Often combined with '就' and '别觉得' to criticize someone for acting superior.

破书 SPOKEN CHUNK

useless books; lousy books

Adding the derogatory prefix '破' expresses extreme contempt for the referenced object.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds aggressive, menacing emphasis to the warning.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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