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《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E13 (10:17) HSK 5
wǒ shì tì hè lǎo bǎn zuò shì de

我是替贺老板做事的

“I work for Mr. He.”

《Sunsets Secrets Regrets》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 10:17 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dàn wǒ jué de yǒu shí hòu huó rén bǐ sǐ rén yǒu yòng duō le

但我觉得有时候 活人比死人有用多了

“But I think sometimes a living person is much more useful than a dead one.”

wǒ shì tì hè lǎo bǎn zuò shì de CURRENT FOCUS

我是 替贺老板做事 的

“I work for Mr. He.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yǒu shí hòu duō yī tiáo qíng yì jiù duō yī tiáo shēng cái de mén lù

有时候多一条情谊 就多一条生财的门路

“Sometimes, an extra friendship means another way to make money.”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: INVOKING AUTHORITY
Tone: COMPOSED
Emotion: CALM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't touch me; my boss has clout and working with us will make you rich.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Borrowing Authority (Hu Jia Hu Wei)

Invoking a well-known boss or patron ('老板') serves as an essential protective shield in Chinese grey-market interactions, transforming an individual threat into a mutual business proposition.

INTENT TAGS: #name_dropping #negotiation #self_defense #establishing_standing
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
替……做事 SPOKEN CHUNK

to work for / be employed by someone

Colloquial structure used to declare allegiance or employment under a specific patron or boss.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Emphasizes the established identity and role of the speaker.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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