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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E12 (41:01) HSK 3
nǐ zhēn de shén me gōng zuò dōu néng gàn

你真的 什么工作都能干

“You mean any job?”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 41:01 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN bú shì

不是

“Uh...”

nǐ zhēn de shén me gōng zuò dōu néng gàn CURRENT FOCUS

你 真的 什么工作都能干

“You mean any job?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN néng

能

“Yes.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: SEEKING CONFIRMATION
Tone: SKEPTICAL
Emotion: DOUBT
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't boast—are you genuinely prepared to endure tough, dirty manual labor?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Enduring Hardship (吃苦耐劳)

In Chinese working-class contexts, proving that one is not too proud or delicate for menial labor is essential for gaining trust.

INTENT TAGS: #probing #verification #skepticism #assessment
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
什么工作都能干 SPOKEN CHUNK

can do any kind of work

An emphatic construction using '什么...都' to indicate absolute adaptability or desperation for employment.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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