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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E9 (03:48) HSK 6
kě nǐ bù néng wèi le tā nǐ bǎ zì jǐ de yī bèi zi dōu dā jìn qù le

可你不能为了他 你把自己的一辈子都搭进去了

“But you can't throw your whole life away for him.”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 03:48 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nī nī a wǒ zhī dào nǐ gēn nǐ gē guān xì hǎo nǐ nǐ xīn téng nǐ gē

妮妮啊 我知道你跟你哥关系好 你 你心疼你哥

“Ni, I know you and your brother are close. I know you care about him.”

kě nǐ bù néng wèi le tā nǐ bǎ zì jǐ de yī bèi zi dōu dā jìn qù le CURRENT FOCUS

可你 不能 为了 他 你把 自己的 一辈子 都 搭进去 了

“But you can't throw your whole life away for him.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN mā bù tóng yì dǎ sǐ dōu bù tóng yì

“I won't agree to this. Not in a million years.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: DISSUADING
Tone: ADMONISHING
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are throwing away your future out of foolish pity, and I will not let you ruin your life.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Parental Protection vs Self-Sacrifice

Chinese parents often prioritize their children's long-term practical well-being and stability over romantic idealism or boundless familial self-sacrifice.

INTENT TAGS: #dissuasion #warning #parental_concern #admonition
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
搭进去 SPOKEN CHUNK

to drag in; to sacrifice or waste irrecoverably

Used colloquially when resources, time, or one's own life are dragged into an unprofitable or tragic situation.

一辈子 SPOKEN CHUNK

a lifetime; one's whole life

Emphasizes the permanent, lifelong consequences of an action or decision.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Signifies a change of state or a realized, irreversible consequence when combined with the directional complement.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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