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《Go Ahead》 S1·E31 (25:22) HSK 4
jiù shì bù néng zài zhè yàng le

就是 不能再这样了

“Exactly. Things cannot go on like this,”

《Go Ahead》 S1·E31
TIMECODE: 25:22 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǚ ér dōu kāi shǐ zhèng qián yǎng jiā le

“to support her family at this age.”

jiù shì bù néng zài zhè yàng le CURRENT FOCUS

就是 不能再这样了

“Exactly. Things cannot go on like this,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN yào bù zhēn kùn sǐ zài zhè ge jiǎn lǐ a guǎn tā chóng zi é zi hái shì hú dié

要不真困死在 这个茧里啊 管它虫子蛾子还是蝴蝶

“or we will be trapped in this cocoon forever. Whether we will be worms, moths or butterflies,”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: EXPRESSING RESOLUTION
Tone: RESOLUTE
Emotion: DETERMINATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Parental Self-Reflection

When adult children start providing for the family, parents in China often experience a poignant mix of pride and a drive to redefine their own worth instead of becoming a burden.

INTENT TAGS: #agreement #determination #resolution #empathy
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
就是 SPOKEN CHUNK

exactly; that's right

Used at the start of a turn to show immediate, empathetic agreement with the other speaker.

不能再这样了 SPOKEN CHUNK

cannot continue like this anymore

Used to express determination to end an unfavorable habitual state or lifestyle.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a cessation of a continuous state, indicating a change of mindset and intent to stop the current pattern.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES

Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)

EXPLORE BY SEMANTIC SIMILARITY
但是 不能再这样下去了
《乩身》
95% Match
但是 不能再这样下去了
dàn shì bù néng zài zhè yàng xià qù le

“But this can't go on.”

已经不能再这样下去了
《危险关系》
93% Match
已经不能再这样下去了
yǐ jīng bù néng zài zhè yàng xià qù le

“can't go on like this.”

你们不能一次又一次地这样
《方圆八百米》
90% Match
你们不能一次又一次地这样
nǐ men bù néng yī cì yòu yī cì dì zhè yàng

“You can't keep doing this over and over.”

我要再这样下去可不行啊
《岁月有情时》
88% Match
我要再这样下去可不行啊
wǒ yào zài zhè yàng xià qù kě bù xíng a

“I can't go on like this.”

就不必再这么拐弯抹角地
《成何体统》
88% Match
就不必再这么拐弯抹角地
jiù bù bì zài zhè me guǎi wān mò jiǎo dì

“just be straightforward”

不能这么草率地就决定他
《主角》
88% Match
不能这么草率地就决定他
bù néng zhè me cǎo shuài dì jiù jué dìng tā

“We can't decide that so casually.”

我断不会如此
《樊笼》
88% Match
我断不会如此
wǒ duàn bú huì rú cǐ

“I would never have done this.”

但不能让那些人就这么算了
《唐宫奇案之青雾风鸣》
88% Match
但不能让那些人就这么算了
dàn bù néng ràng nà xiē rén jiù zhè me suàn le

“But we can't just let those scoundrels get away with it.”

那也不能就这么算了呀
《纯真年代的爱情》
88% Match
那也不能就这么算了呀
nà yě bù néng jiù zhè me suàn le ya

“But we can't just let it go.”

也不能光这么待着啊
《冬去春来》
88% Match
也不能光这么待着啊
yě bù néng guāng zhè me dài zhe a

“But I couldn’t just sit around like that,”

不行 这事不能这么算了
《家业》
88% Match
不行 这事不能这么算了
bù xíng zhè shì bù néng zhè me suàn le

“No, we can't just let this go.”

我们决不能再姑息下去了
《家业》
88% Match
我们决不能再姑息下去了
wǒ men jué bù néng zài gū xī xià qù le

“We can't tolerate it any longer.”

可不能再这么想她了
《叵测》
88% Match
可不能再这么想她了
kě bù néng zài zhè me xiǎng tā le

“Don't misunderstand her like that.”

下次别再这样就行了
《蜜语纪》
85% Match
下次别再这样就行了
xià cì bié zài zhè yàng jiù xíng le

“and don't do it again.”

所以你不能像之前一样
《月鳞绮纪》
85% Match
所以你不能像之前一样
suǒ yǐ nǐ bù néng xiàng zhī qián yī yàng

“So you won't be able to rewind time”

但不要再继续错下去了
《危险关系》
82% Match
但不要再继续错下去了
dàn bú yào zài jì xù cuò xià qù le

“But don't keep going down the wrong path.”

不能再在此事上纠缠了
《朝雪录》
80% Match
不能再在此事上纠缠了
bù néng zài zài cǐ shì shàng jiū chán le

“We can't dwell on this matter any longer.”

《Go Ahead》 S1·E31 (25:22) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus