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《The Truth》 S1·E28 (30:50) HSK 4
wǒ yě shì yīn wèi kàn zài qián duō de fèn shàng

我也是因为看在钱多的份上

“I only tolerated him because he paid well.”

《The Truth》 S1·E28
TIMECODE: 30:50 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN páng de jiě mèi dōu bù yuàn yì jiē dài tā

旁的姐妹都不愿意接待他

“None of the other girls wanted to deal with him.”

wǒ yě shì yīn wèi kàn zài qián duō de fèn shàng CURRENT FOCUS

我也是 因为 看在钱多的份上

“I only tolerated him because he paid well.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bù rán shuí yuàn yì zhāo rě zhè zhǒng rén ne

“Who'd want to provoke someone like that?”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: JUSTIFICATION
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: RELUCTANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't think I actually like him; I only put up with his behavior because he pays well.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatic Compromise for Livelihood

In Chinese service industries, enduring difficult patrons is often openly rationalized by the pragmatic reality of earning money to survive.

INTENT TAGS: #justification #rationalization #self_defense #reluctance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
看在……的份上 SPOKEN CHUNK

for the sake of / taking something into consideration

A highly common spoken construction used when making a concession or doing an unpleasant task out of regard for a specific factor or person.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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