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《The Knockout》 S1·E38 (25:55) HSK 7
yí gè lián zì jǐ lǎo dà dū huì chū mài de rén

一个连自己老大 都会出卖的人

“Why would I use someone”

《The Knockout》 S1·E38
TIMECODE: 25:55 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ shuō

你说

“Tell me.”

yí gè lián zì jǐ lǎo dà dū huì chū mài de rén CURRENT FOCUS

一个 连自己 老大 都会 出卖 的人

“Why would I use someone”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ zěn me huì ràng nǐ gēn zài wǒ shēn biān ne

“who betrayed his boss for money?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: CHALLENGING AUTHORITY
Tone: CONDEMNING
Emotion: CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are an untrustworthy traitor, and I am not foolish enough to keep you around.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Brotherhood and Loyalty (Yiqi)

In Chinese underworld and traditional culture, loyalty to one's superior (laoda) is paramount; betraying a leader is considered the ultimate moral failure.

INTENT TAGS: #rejection #distrust #condemnation #warning
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
连……都…… SPOKEN CHUNK

even...

A core grammatical pattern used to emphasize an extreme case to support an argument.

出卖 SPOKEN CHUNK

to betray; to sell out

Commonly used in both underworld contexts and casual speech to denote disloyalty to friends or associates.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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