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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E7 (20:41) HSK 4
yǐ quán móu sī yòng gōng jiā xiàng jī zhuàn wài kuài

以权谋私 用公家相机赚外快

“Abuse of power. Using the office camera to make extra money.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E7
TIMECODE: 20:41 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN huàn yí gè huàn gè jiāo juǎn a dà jiā děng yí xià a

换一个 换个胶卷啊 大家等一下啊

“Let me change it. Changing the film. Please wait a moment.”

yǐ quán móu sī yòng gōng jiā xiàng jī zhuàn wài kuài CURRENT FOCUS

以权谋私 用公家相机 赚外快

“Abuse of power. Using the office camera to make extra money.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tiān dì liáng xīn nǎ

天地良心哪

“Heaven knows,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: ACCUSING OR TEASING
Tone: TEASING AND ACCUSATORY
Emotion: AMUSEMENT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You got caught red-handed using public gear for your own pocket—don't think we don't see what you're doing.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Danwei Ethics and 'Gongjia' (Work-unit State Assets)

In Chinese institutional culture, blurring the line between public property (公家) and private interest is formally forbidden, making accusations of 'profiting off the public' a frequent topic of teasing or serious discipline.

INTENT TAGS: #accusing #teasing #calling_out #banter
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
以权谋私 SPOKEN CHUNK

abuse power for personal gain

A formal four-character idiom (chengyu) that is often deployed humorously or critically when someone uses workplace resources for private profit.

赚外快 SPOKEN CHUNK

make extra cash on the side / moonlighting

A very common colloquial term for earning secondary income outside one's regular salary.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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