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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E35 (39:00) HSK 3
wǒ yě gàn bù liǎo nà zhào shì zhǎng wǒ yě bù gàn le

我也干不了 那赵市长 我也不干了

“I can't do it. Mr. Zhao, I'll resign too.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E35
TIMECODE: 39:00 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ nǐ nǐ zěn me shuō cí zhí jiù cí zhí ne nà nà nǐ cí zhí le

你 你 你怎么说辞职就辞职呢 那 那你辞职了

“You... You... How can you just resign like that? Well, if you resign,”

wǒ yě gàn bù liǎo nà zhào shì zhǎng wǒ yě bù gàn le CURRENT FOCUS

我也 干不了 那赵市长 我 也不 干了

“I can't do it. Mr. Zhao, I'll resign too.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ men liǎng gè yào gàn shén me zhēn zhēn gàn bù liǎo le

你们两个要干什么 真 真干不了了

“What are you two doing? We really can't do it.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: RESIGNING
Tone: RESOLUTE
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“If you are pushing him out or giving impossible demands, count me out as well.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Collective Solidarity in Bureaucracy

Quitting in tandem ('我也不干了') represents a dramatic public protest against leadership, risking substantial career loss within strict bureaucratic hierarchies.

INTENT TAGS: #resignation #solidarity #defiance #protest
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
我也干不了 SPOKEN CHUNK

I can't do it either; I'm not up to this task either

Used colloquially to plead inability or refuse an assignment due to extreme difficulty or frustration.

我也不干了 SPOKEN CHUNK

I quit too; count me out as well

A decisive, often impulsive declaration of resignation or refusal to participate further.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Signifies a change of state and a decisive break, marking the immediate cessation of employment.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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