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《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E14 (38:58) HSK 4
zhè liǎng tiān fā huò fā dé tǐng jī jí de wǒ jiù gěi tā fàng le yī tiān jiǎ

这两天发货发得挺积极的 我就给他放了一天假

“He's been working hard shipping orders these past few days, so I gave him a day off.”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E14
TIMECODE: 38:58 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN chéng xiǎo dōng ne diào yú qù le

程小东呢 钓鱼去了

“Where is Cheng Xiaodong? He went fishing.”

zhè liǎng tiān fā huò fā dé tǐng jī jí de wǒ jiù gěi tā fàng le yī tiān jiǎ CURRENT FOCUS

这两天 发货 发得挺积极的 我就给他 放了一天假

“He's been working hard shipping orders these past few days, so I gave him a day off.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè xiē jiù shì nǐ nà xiē jiǎn féi yào bei

这些就是你那些减肥药呗

“Are these your diet pills?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: EXPLAINING ACTION
Tone: CASUAL
Emotion: RELIEF
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Informal Boss-Employee Reciprocity

In small informal businesses or private side-hustles in China, rewards such as spontaneous days off are often granted informally based on recent effort rather than strict formal policies.

INTENT TAGS: #explanation #justification #praising_performance #casual_update
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
放了一天假 SPOKEN CHUNK

gave a day off

Use this structure '放...假' to express granting time off or taking a holiday.

挺积极的 SPOKEN CHUNK

quite active / proactive

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to praise an energetic and diligent work attitude.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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