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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E13 (01:13) HSK 3
rú guǒ zhè yī wàn kuài qián hái bù shàng jiù ná nǐ jiā de niú yáng

如果这一万块钱 还不上 就拿你家的牛羊

“If this ten thousand yuan can't be repaid, then your livestock and your pasture”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 01:13 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè kě shì nǐ xiě de

这可是你写的

“You wrote this yourself.”

rú guǒ zhè yī wàn kuài qián hái bù shàng jiù ná nǐ jiā de niú yáng CURRENT FOCUS

如果这 一万块 钱 还不上 就 拿你家的牛羊

“If this ten thousand yuan can't be repaid, then your livestock and your pasture”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hé cǎo chǎng lái dǐ

和草场来抵

“will be taken as compensation.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: THREATENING
Tone: MENACING
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You have no way out; either pay me back or prepare to lose everything you own.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Rural Debt Enforcement and Collateral

In pastoral or rural regions, written debt pledges often specify physical livelihoods—such as livestock or contracted grassland—as ultimate guarantees, making default catastrophic for households.

INTENT TAGS: #debt_collection #intimidation #collateral_threat #coercion
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
还不上 SPOKEN CHUNK

unable to repay (debt)

Use to express inability to pay back loans or money borrowed.

牛羊 SPOKEN CHUNK

cattle and sheep; livestock

Commonly represents household assets and subsistence livelihood in pastoral or rural communities.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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