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《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E31 (27:12) HSK 7
nǐ yuè hǎo ne jiù yǒu rén dīng zhe nǐ

你越好呢就有人盯着你

“The better you do, the more people watch you.”

《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E31
TIMECODE: 27:12 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè ge shì chǎng jiù shì zhè ge yàng zi

这个市场就是这个样子

“this is how the market is.”

nǐ yuè hǎo ne jiù yǒu rén dīng zhe nǐ CURRENT FOCUS

你 越 好 呢 就有 人 盯着你

“The better you do, the more people watch you.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN rén gěi nǐ gǎo xiǎo dòng zuò

人给你搞小动作

“They play little tricks on you.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: WARNING AND ANALYZING
Tone: CAUTIONARY
Emotion: VIGILANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Be on your guard; your success has painted a target on your back.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Tree Shows Big in the Wind (Mu Xiu Yu Lin)

Chinese business philosophy frequently warns that prominent success easily attracts envy and covert rivalry, demanding constant vigilance.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #advising #caution #threat_awareness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
盯着你 SPOKEN CHUNK

keeping eyes on you; watching you closely

Used colloquially to imply surveillance or competitive rivalry targeting someone's moves.

搞小动作 SPOKEN CHUNK

to play petty tricks; to engage in underhanded maneuvers

Used to describe covert, unethical actions designed to sabotage competitors.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Pauses the first conditional clause to emphasize the causal relationship that follows.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 2 GRAMMAR
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