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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E23 (36:21) HSK 7
shēn tǐ kě shì gé mìng de běn qián shì ba

身体可是革命的本钱 是吧

“Health is your most important asset, right?”

《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E23
TIMECODE: 36:21 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ kě yào zhù yì shēn tǐ a

你可要注意身体啊

“Right? You need to take care of yourself.”

shēn tǐ kě shì gé mìng de běn qián shì ba CURRENT FOCUS

身体 可是 革命的本钱 是吧

“Health is your most important asset, right?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhào méi a

赵玫啊

“Zhao Mei,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: CARING ADVICE
Tone: ENCOURAGING
Emotion: CARE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Revolutionary Metaphors in Everyday Care (身体是革命的本钱)

Mao Zedong's famous slogan has evolved into a standard, warm idiomatic reminder used by friends, family, and colleagues to remind hard workers not to sacrifice their health.

INTENT TAGS: #caring #reassurance #seeking_agreement #well_wishing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
革命的本钱 SPOKEN CHUNK

the capital of revolution; the primary foundation for any endeavor

A highly prevalent idiom adapted from historical revolutionary rhetoric, almost universally paired with health (身体) to signify that physical vitality is the basis of all success.

Modal Particle「是吧」 (shi ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Acts as a tag question seeking agreement and common consensus from the listener.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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《The Glamorous Night》 S1·E23 (36:21) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus