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《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E20 (32:49) HSK 7
ài ruì kè zhǐ yào nǐ zài gěi wǒ zēng jiā yì diǎn yù suàn

艾瑞克 只要你再给我增加一点预算

“Eric. As long as you increase my budget a little more,”

《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 32:49 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN ài ruì kè

艾瑞克

“Eric.”

ài ruì kè zhǐ yào nǐ zài gěi wǒ zēng jiā yì diǎn yù suàn CURRENT FOCUS

艾瑞克 只要你 再给我 增 加一 点预算

“Eric. As long as you increase my budget a little more,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ jiù yí dìng kě yǐ dǎ bài shén zhī shān hǎi yí dìng néng dǎ bài ài ruì kè

我就一定可以打败神之山海 一定能打败 艾瑞克

“As long as you increase my budget a little more, I can definitely beat the Divine Mountains and Seas. I will beat them. Eric. Give me one more chance.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: PLEADING REQUEST
Tone: PLEADING
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Please don't cut me off now; just a little more cash will fix everything.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Minimizing Demands in Upward Communication

Subordinates often use minimizing terms like 'a little bit' when requesting critical resources from superiors to lessen resistance.

INTENT TAGS: #bargaining #requesting_resources #persuasion #downplaying
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

3 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
只要 SPOKEN CHUNK

as long as / if only

Used to introduce a single necessary condition that will guarantee a subsequent result.

增加预算 SPOKEN CHUNK

to increase the budget

A common professional collocation in project management and corporate negotiations.

一点 SPOKEN CHUNK

a little bit

Often used pragmatically to soften requests and make the demand seem minimal.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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