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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E20 (09:44) HSK 5
dàn zěn me yě shì gè shāng rén bú huì yì zhí wǎng wú dǐ dòng lǐ miàn rēng qián de

但怎么也是个商人 不会一直往无底洞里面 扔钱的

“He is a businessman after all. He wouldn't keep throwing money into a bottomless pit.”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 09:44 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tā tóu zī běn lái yě jiù shì wèi le zhuī qiú jì yǎ

他投资 本来也就是为了追求季雅

“He initially invested in the brand just to pursue Ji Ya.”

dàn zěn me yě shì gè shāng rén bú huì yì zhí wǎng wú dǐ dòng lǐ miàn rēng qián de CURRENT FOCUS

但 怎么 也是 个商人 不会 一直往 无底洞 里面 扔钱 的

“He is a businessman after all. He wouldn't keep throwing money into a bottomless pit.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ shuō tā men zhè ge xià wǔ chá

你说他们这个下午茶

“They've gone for afternoon tea.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: RATIONALIZING
Tone: ANALYTICAL
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He may like her, but he won't ruin himself financially for her.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Separation of Business and Sentiment (在商言商)

Reflects the common belief that while personal favors initiate deals, fundamental commercial logic eventually overrides romantic or social indulgences.

INTENT TAGS: #assessment #rationality #warning #prediction
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
往无底洞里面扔钱 SPOKEN CHUNK

throwing money into a bottomless pit

A vivid metaphor used in financial and everyday contexts to describe wasting money on a hopeless investment.

怎么也是个 SPOKEN CHUNK

is still... after all

Used to highlight someone's core identity or role which dictates their inevitable behavior.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Reinforces certainty and conviction about a predictable outcome or natural tendency.

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5 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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