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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E9 (33:46) HSK 7
nǐ yā gēn méi jiě gù tā men

你压根没解雇他们

“You never actually fired them, right?”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 33:46 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ bāng nǐ qù lián xì

我帮你去联系

“I'll help you contact them.”

nǐ yā gēn méi jiě gù tā men CURRENT FOCUS

你 压根没 解雇他们

“You never actually fired them, right?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN duì ba

对吧

“You never actually fired them, right?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: EXPOSING TRUTH
Tone: DIRECT
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop pretending; I know you never actually let them go.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Calling Out Bluffs in Work Alliances

In close Chinese business partnerships, colleagues often see through exaggerated claims or protective lies used to save face.

INTENT TAGS: #confrontation #fact_checking #clarification #calling_out
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
压根 SPOKEN CHUNK

from the very beginning, at all

A highly colloquial adverb used before negatives to emphasize a total absence or untruth.

解雇 SPOKEN CHUNK

to dismiss or fire someone

Standard formal or semi-formal verb for terminating employment.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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