《Generation to Generation》 S1·E23 (21:36)
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bù rú jiù cǐ shōu shǒu
不如就此收手
“better give up.”
《Generation to Generation》
S1·E23
TIMECODE: 21:36
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
rú guǒ xún bú dào
如果寻不到
“if you can't find it,”
bù rú jiù cǐ shōu shǒu
CURRENT FOCUS
不如就 此收手
“better give up.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
mò yīn cǐ shì
莫因此事
“Don't let this”
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Scene:
Crisis & Conflict
Function:
ADVISING CAUTION
Tone:
PERSUASIVE
Emotion:
ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Quit while you are ahead before you get us all killed.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Knowing When to Retreat (知难而退)
Chinese wisdom often balances persistent ambition with practical retreat, advising that abandoning a hopeless cause saves vital resources and lives.
INTENT TAGS:
#persuasion
#dissuasion
#risk_aversion
#caution
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
不如
SPOKEN CHUNK
might as well; it would be better to
A common rhetorical connector used to introduce a preferable alternative proposal.
就此收手
SPOKEN CHUNK
call it quits right here; let the matter drop
A four-character idiom frequently used to advise someone to halt an illicit or dangerous activity before suffering consequences.
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1 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《Generation to Generation》 S1·E23 (21:36) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus