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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E20 (07:49) HSK 4
tā men bù zhí dé nǐ làng fèi shí jiān wǒ men kuài zǒu ba

他们不值得你浪费时间 我们快走吧

“you don't want to waste your time on them. Let's go.”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E20
TIMECODE: 07:49 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN tīng zhe

听着

“♪ Facing hardship and despair together, tightly holding your hand ♪ Listen,”

tā men bù zhí dé nǐ làng fèi shí jiān wǒ men kuài zǒu ba CURRENT FOCUS

他们 不值得 你 浪费时间 我们 快走吧

“you don't want to waste your time on them. Let's go.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè wèi xiān shēng

这位先生

“Pardon me.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: DE ESCALATING CONFLICT
Tone: URGENT AND PERSUASIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't stoop to their level; let's get out of here before this blows up.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Conflict Avoidance and Restraint (息事宁人)

Advising someone that an adversary is 'not worth the trouble' serves to protect the person's dignity while justifying an immediate retreat without losing face.

INTENT TAGS: #de_escalation #dissuasion #urgency #protective_intervention
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不值得你浪费时间 SPOKEN CHUNK

not worth wasting your time on

Useful expression to dissuade someone from engaging in pointless arguments or low-value tasks.

快走吧 SPOKEN CHUNK

let's leave quickly

A common spoken phrase used to hurry companions out of an awkward, tense, or dangerous situation.

Modal Particle「吧」 (ba) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the command into an urgent suggestion, encouraging mutual consensus to leave.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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