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《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E30 (35:40) HSK 7
běn lái shì duō láo duō de de hǎo shì

本来是多劳多得的好事

“It was supposed to be a good thing where more work means more pay.”

《Live up to Your Youth》 S1·E30
TIMECODE: 35:40 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè ge dǐ xīn jiā jì jiàn fèi de

这个底薪加计件费的

“a basic salary plus piece-rate pay.”

běn lái shì duō láo duō de de hǎo shì CURRENT FOCUS

本来是 多劳多得 的 好事

“It was supposed to be a good thing where more work means more pay.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè me yī tíng

这么一停

“With this suspension,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: EXPRESSING REGRET OR COMPLAINT
Tone: CRITICAL
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“We were supposed to make good money from this, but now the whole plan is ruined.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Labor Incentives in Chinese Workplaces

The slogan 'duo lao duo de' has historic roots in economic reforms, emphasizing that hard work and high productivity directly translate into personal earnings.

INTENT TAGS: #complaint #disappointment #evaluation #critique
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
多劳多得 SPOKEN CHUNK

more pay for more work / performance-based reward

A common idiom in professional and economic settings to describe incentive systems.

好事 SPOKEN CHUNK

a good thing / a positive development

Commonly paired with '本来是' to express unmet expectations.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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