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《How Dare You!?》 S1·E17 (19:04) HSK 1
duō shǎo rén huā zhòng jīn qǐng dōu qǐng bù lái

多少人花重金请都请不来

“So many people spend a fortune to hire her, yet can't.”

《How Dare You!?》 S1·E17
TIMECODE: 19:04 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN miào yīng gū niáng kě shì wǒ men zhè tiáo jiē de hóng rén

“Miss Miaoying is a star on our street.”

duō shǎo rén huā zhòng jīn qǐng dōu qǐng bù lái CURRENT FOCUS

多少人 花重金 请都请不来

“So many people spend a fortune to hire her, yet can't.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zěn me dào nǐ men zhè bāng yàn rén zhè ér

怎么到你们这帮墕人这儿

“How is it that with you Yan folks,”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: BOASTING
Tone: CONDESCENDING
Emotion: DISDAIN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You uncultured lot should feel lucky to even be in the same room as her.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Scarcity and Face Value

In traditional entertainment culture, heavily emphasizing an entertainer's exclusivity serves to inflate prestige and shame uncouth patrons.

INTENT TAGS: #boasting #demeaning #inflating_status #criticism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
花重金 SPOKEN CHUNK

to spend a massive sum of money

Used to emphasize immense expenditure or investment to acquire or hire someone of high value.

请都请不来 SPOKEN CHUNK

unable to invite someone no matter how hard one tries

A common repetitive construction pattern 'V都V不C' highlighting the extreme difficulty or exclusivity of an action.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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