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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E6 (05:01) HSK 3
jī huì shì nǐ zì jǐ zhēng lái de bú shì wǒ gěi de

机会是你自己挣来的 不是我给的

“You earned it yourself. I didn't give it to you.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E6
TIMECODE: 05:01 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN néng gěi wǒ zhè ge jī huì

能给我这个机会

“for this opportunity.”

jī huì shì nǐ zì jǐ zhēng lái de bú shì wǒ gěi de CURRENT FOCUS

机会 是你 自己挣来的 不是我 给 的

“You earned it yourself. I didn't give it to you.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè lǐ

这里

“Right here.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: ENCOURAGING AND EMPOWERING
Tone: SUPPORTIVE AND GROUNDED
Emotion: APPROVAL
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You don't owe me excessive gratitude; you earned your spot through your own talent.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Professional Modesty and Empowerment

In modern Chinese workplace etiquette, benevolent superiors often deflect overt gratitude to empower subordinates and foster intrinsic motivation.

INTENT TAGS: #encouragement #validation #empowerment #modesty
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
自己挣来的 SPOKEN CHUNK

earned by oneself through hard work

Use this to emphasize that success or opportunities are the result of personal merit rather than external handouts.

不是……给的 SPOKEN CHUNK

not granted or gifted by someone

A common construction used to downplay personal benevolence and highlight the recipient's autonomy.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 3 GRAMMAR
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