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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E23 (38:48) HSK 6
jiù shì duì ba wǒ yǎn jīng zhēng bù zhēng wǒ dōu zhèng qián ne

就是 对吧 我眼睛睁不睁 我都挣钱呢

“- and we can earn money while asleep. - Exactly. Whether I sleep or not, I'm making money.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 38:48 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ men xiàn zài zhǐ yào jī qì yī kāi wǒ men shuì zháo le dōu néng zhuàn qián

我们现在只要机器一开 我们睡着了都能赚钱

“Look, Fatty and I just turn on the machines, - and we can earn money while asleep. - Exactly.”

jiù shì duì ba wǒ yǎn jīng zhēng bù zhēng wǒ dōu zhèng qián ne CURRENT FOCUS

就是 对吧 我眼睛睁不睁 我都挣钱呢

“- and we can earn money while asleep. - Exactly. Whether I sleep or not, I'm making money.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN bú shì shén me yì si a

不是 什么意思啊

“What do you mean?”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: BRAGGING
Tone: BOASTFUL
Emotion: SMUGNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Our business prints money automatically around the clock.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Passive Wealth Flaunting

Metaphors like 'making money while sleeping' or 'eyes open or closed' are popular modern Chinese idioms reflecting enthusiasm for passive income and entrepreneurship.

INTENT TAGS: #bragging #agreement #exaggeration #persuasion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
就是 SPOKEN CHUNK

exactly / precisely

Frequently used at the beginning of a turn to strongly validate an interlocutor's statement.

眼睛睁不睁 SPOKEN CHUNK

whether my eyes are open or shut

A vivid colloquial hyperbole describing earning money effortless day and night.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions here as an affirmation-seeking rhetorical tag.

Modal Particle「呢」 (ne) CHANGE OF STATE

Emphasizes the ongoing and self-evident nature of the earning process.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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