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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E26 (16:57) HSK 7
dàn shì wǒ kě yǐ shǒu jiǎo qín kuài diǎn duō dǎ jǐ fèn líng gōng

但是我可以手脚勤快点 多打几份零工

“but I can work harder and take on extra jobs.”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E26
TIMECODE: 16:57 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN suī rán wǒ de gōng zī bù suàn gāo

虽然我的工资不算高

“my salary isn't high,”

dàn shì wǒ kě yǐ shǒu jiǎo qín kuài diǎn duō dǎ jǐ fèn líng gōng CURRENT FOCUS

但是 我可以 手脚勤快点 多打几份零工

“but I can work harder and take on extra jobs.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kěn dìng néng yǎng huó zán men jiā rén

肯定能养活咱们家人

“I can support the family.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: REASSURING
Tone: EARNEST
Emotion: DETERMINATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Family Duty and Endurance (Chiku Nailao)

In Chinese culture, enduring physical hardship and taking on extra labor to support family dependents is seen as an essential virtue of familial responsibility.

INTENT TAGS: #reassurance #commitment #perseverance #familial_support
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
手脚勤快 SPOKEN CHUNK

diligent, hardworking, and quick to take physical action

A common idiomatic phrase used to praise someone who is active, industrious, and never idle.

打零工 SPOKEN CHUNK

to work odd jobs or do part-time gigs

Use this to describe temporary, informal, or hourly work outside of a primary job.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E26 (16:57) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus