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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E2 (22:09) HSK 2
dàn shì zhè jiàn shì qíng bù néng méi yǒu rén zuò

但是这件事情 不能没有人做

“but this work must go on.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 22:09 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zī jīn kě yǐ duàn

资金可以断

“You can cut the funding,”

dàn shì zhè jiàn shì qíng bù néng méi yǒu rén zuò CURRENT FOCUS

但是这件事情 不能没有人做

“but this work must go on.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN rú guǒ xiàn lǐ bù tóng yì

如果县里不同意

“If the county won't approve it,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: AFFIRMING COMMITMENT
Tone: RESOLUTE
Emotion: DETERMINATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“No matter how tough it gets or if we run out of money, I will not walk away.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Sense of Duty and Sacrifice

Reflects the traditional ideal of undertaking arduous, unglamorous responsibilities out of conscience and social obligation when no one else will.

INTENT TAGS: #resoluteness #commitment #conviction #duty
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
不能没有人做 SPOKEN CHUNK

someone has to do it; it cannot be left unattended

A double-negative construction used to emphasize an absolute moral or civic necessity.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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