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《Unsettled Case》 S1·E2 (24:39) HSK 6
kǎ ěr bú huì ràng xiàng nǐ zhè yàng de rén xié zhù tā de

卡尔不会让像你这样的人协助他的

“Carl doesn't let someone like you assist him.”

《Unsettled Case》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 24:39 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN - xiǎo xīn diǎn - wǒ bù ……

- 小心点 - 我不…

“- Watch yourself. - I don't--”

kǎ ěr bú huì ràng xiàng nǐ zhè yàng de rén xié zhù tā de CURRENT FOCUS

卡尔 不会 让 像你这样的人 协助他 的

“Carl doesn't let someone like you assist him.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiàng wǒ zhè yàng de rén ? shén me yì si ?

像我这样的人?什么意思?

“Someone like me? Meaning what?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: DISMISSING COMPETENCE
Tone: CONDESCENDING
Emotion: CONTEMPT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are far below our standards, so back off.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Boundary Drawing (划清界限)

Categorizing someone dismissively as 'someone like you' directly denies their social capital and legitimacy within a group or hierarchy.

INTENT TAGS: #belittling #exclusion #condescension #rejection
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
像你这样的人 SPOKEN CHUNK

people like you; someone like you

Often carries a strong derogatory or dismissive nuance in spoken Chinese depending on tone.

协助 SPOKEN CHUNK

to assist; to collaborate with

A formal and professional verb commonly used in workplace or institutional contexts.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Functions as an emphatic particle at the end of the sentence asserting an absolute judgment or certainty.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 6 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

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