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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E11 (05:15) HSK 6
nà kě shì wǒ men hǎo bù róng yì qiú lái de cái shén yé

那可是我们 好不容易求来的财神爷

“That's our hard-earned cash cow.”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 05:15 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN lǐ zhèn zhǎng

李镇长

“Ms. Li.”

nà kě shì wǒ men hǎo bù róng yì qiú lái de cái shén yé CURRENT FOCUS

那可是 我们 好不容易 求来的财神爷

“That's our hard-earned cash cow.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN kě dé bāng wǒ men xiǎng xiǎng bàn fǎ

可得帮我们想想办法

“You've got to help us.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: PLEADING FOR HELP
Tone: PLEADING
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“We worked way too hard to get this backer; you cannot let this fall through.”
💡 Cultural Insight: God of Wealth Metaphor (财神爷)

In Chinese business and administrative culture, essential investors or generous patrons are revered as living 'Gods of Wealth', reflecting an intense focus on preserving financial backing.

INTENT TAGS: #pleading #highlighting_importance #persuasion #urging_action
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
好不容易 SPOKEN CHUNK

with great difficulty; after much trouble

Use before verbs to highlight the immense effort and struggle required to achieve an outcome.

财神爷 SPOKEN CHUNK

God of Wealth; major investor or financial benefactor

A vivid metaphorical term in spoken Chinese used to refer to lucrative clients, investors, or cash cows.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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