《The Knockout》 S1·E38 (37:12)
HSK 5
gěi jīng hǎi duàn le yī zhī gē bó zhè yàng xià qù de huà
给京海断了一只胳膊 这样下去的话
“cutting an arm of Jinghai. As a result,”
《The Knockout》
S1·E38
TIMECODE: 37:12
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
zhè yí dàn ne fēng bì wā jué nà jiù xiāng dāng yú
这一旦呢 封闭挖掘 那就相当于
“Closing it is like”
gěi jīng hǎi duàn le yī zhī gē bó zhè yàng xià qù de huà
CURRENT FOCUS
给京海 断了一只胳膊 这样下去 的话
“cutting an arm of Jinghai. As a result,”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
zhè qǐ yè hé qún zhòng de jīng jì dū huì yán zhòng shòu sǔn
这企业和群众的经济 都会严重受损
“the income of companies and the people will both greatly decrease.”
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Scene:
Workplace
Function:
WARNING CONSEQUENCES
Tone:
GRAVE
Emotion:
CONCERN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“This measure is crippling the city's livelihood; we cannot let it continue.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Somatic Metaphors in Public Administration
Chinese administrative discourse often uses vivid bodily injury metaphors (like severing a limb or bleeding) to dramatize policy friction and emphasize systemic dysfunction to superiors.
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#warning
#persuasion
#evaluation
#urgency
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
断了一只胳膊
SPOKEN CHUNK
severing an arm (metaphor for crippling a vital function)
Used metaphorically to describe devastating loss or paralysis to an organization, project, or economy.
这样下去的话
SPOKEN CHUNK
if things continue like this
A very common transitional clause used to introduce looming negative consequences.
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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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