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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E9 (03:46) HSK 7
wǒ quán jiā dōu kào wǒ gōng zī yǎng huó a duì a

我全家都靠我 工资养活啊 对啊

“My whole family depends on my wages. Yeah! How are we supposed to live?”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E9
TIMECODE: 03:46 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ bú shì gēn wǒ men kāi wán xiào ba

你不是跟我们开玩笑吧

“Ms. Gao, you can't be serious, right?”

wǒ quán jiā dōu kào wǒ gōng zī yǎng huó a duì a CURRENT FOCUS

我全家都靠我 工资 养活 啊 对啊

“My whole family depends on my wages. Yeah! How are we supposed to live?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zhè ràng wǒ men zěn me huó a gāo chǎng zhǎng wǒ men shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo a

“Yeah! How are we supposed to live? Ms. Gao. We have a family to support!”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: PLEADING FOR LIVELIHOOD
Tone: IMPASSIONED
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“If you cut my salary or fire me, my entire family will literally starve, and that blood is on your hands.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Sole Breadwinner Responsibility

Chinese workers in traditional state-owned enterprises often carried the sole financial burden for multi-generational households, making corporate restructuring feel like an existential crisis.

INTENT TAGS: #pleading #emotional_appeal #desperation #protest
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
靠……养活 SPOKEN CHUNK

to rely on ... for livelihood / to support ... with

A vital spoken structure describing economic dependency and breadwinner responsibilities.

全家都靠 SPOKEN CHUNK

the whole family relies on

Used to emphasize overwhelming financial responsibility and vulnerability.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Conveys intense emotional distress and desperation.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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