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《The Ferry Man 10th Anniversary》 S1·E20 (04:26) HSK 3
qù qù qù wǒ shǒu yè rén wǒ yòu bú shì lǎo tiān yé

去去去 我守夜人 我又不是老天爷

“Go away. I am a night watchman. I'm not God.”

《The Ferry Man 10th Anniversary》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 04:26 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ zuò wéi yí gè shǒu yè rén jiù yīng gāi chū shǒu xiàng jiù

“As a night watchman, you should step in and save them.”

qù qù qù wǒ shǒu yè rén wǒ yòu bú shì lǎo tiān yé CURRENT FOCUS

去去去 我 守夜 人 我又不是老天爷

“Go away. I am a night watchman. I'm not God.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè xiē hái zi nǐ jiù bù jiù

这些孩子你救不救

“Are you going to save these kids or not?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DEFLECTING RESPONSIBILITY
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop expecting me to perform miracles; I cannot save everyone.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Lao Tian Ye (老天爷 - Invoking Heaven)

Referring to 'Lao Tian Ye' metaphorically highlights an omnipotent force; contrasting oneself with it is a common idiom to stress personal helplessness against fate.

INTENT TAGS: #deflection #refusal #dismissal #boundary_setting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
去去去 SPOKEN CHUNK

shoo, get lost, go away

Used colloquially to dismiss someone or brush aside their demands in an irritated manner.

又不是 SPOKEN CHUNK

it's not like (someone/something) is...

A frequent pattern used to push back against unreasonable accusations or expectations.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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