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《The Inner Eye》 S1·E12 (42:10) HSK 7
dà lǜ shī a nǐ bié fèi jìn le

大律师啊 你别费劲了

“Counselor, please stop trying.”

《The Inner Eye》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 42:10 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nǐ zhēn bàng

你真棒

“You're absolutely right.”

dà lǜ shī a nǐ bié fèi jìn le CURRENT FOCUS

大律师 啊 你 别费劲了

“Counselor, please stop trying.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN fàng guò wǒ men xíng ma

放过我们 行吗

“Just leave us alone, okay?”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: PLEADING REFUSAL
Tone: DEFENSIVE
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop harassing us, nothing you do will change my mind.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Ironical Flattery as Resistance

Calling someone 'big-shot' (大...) before rejecting them is a common spoken tactic to deflect pressure by exaggerating the gap between the two parties.

INTENT TAGS: #deterrence #plea #exasperation #rejection
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 2 PARTICLES
大律师 SPOKEN CHUNK

big-shot lawyer

Can be genuine respect, but often used mockingly or defensively to emphasize the power imbalance.

别费劲了 SPOKEN CHUNK

don't bother / stop wasting your energy

A very colloquial way to advise someone that their efforts are futile.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Softens the direct form of address while adding an exasperated or pleading undertone.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Marks a cessation of action when used with 别 (bié), urging the other person to stop right now.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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