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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E11 (20:27) HSK 7
jiù shì xiǎng zuò dì yí gè gǎn chī páng xiè de rén

就是想做第一个 敢吃螃蟹的人

“I just want to be a first-mover.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 20:27 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ děng de jiù shì zhè yī kè

我等的就是这一刻

“I've been waiting for this.”

jiù shì xiǎng zuò dì yí gè gǎn chī páng xiè de rén CURRENT FOCUS

就是 想 做第一个 敢 吃螃蟹的人

“I just want to be a first-mover.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xiàn zài

现在

“Right now, very soon,”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: DECLARING AMBITION
Tone: ASSERTIVE
Emotion: DETERMINATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I am not afraid of the risks because the pioneer takes all the rewards.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Eating Crab as Pioneering

Derived from the folk tale of Ba Jie who first dared to eat ugly, fierce-looking crabs, this metaphor symbolizes entrepreneurial courage and bold innovation in modern China.

INTENT TAGS: #trailblazing #risk_taking #ambition #resolve
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
第一个吃螃蟹的人 SPOKEN CHUNK

the first person to try something daring; a trailblazer

A very common Chinese idiom used to praise or describe pioneers who take risks on unproven ideas.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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