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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E13 (39:07) HSK 7
dài huì dào le jiā lǐ nǐ xiān bié shuō nǐ shì lín shí gōng de shì ér

待会到了家里 你先别说你是临时工的事儿

“When we get home, don't mention that it's temporary.”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 39:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN hòu miàn de rì zi huì yuè lái yuè hǎo de

后面的日子会越来越好的

“Things will get better.”

dài huì dào le jiā lǐ nǐ xiān bié shuō nǐ shì lín shí gōng de shì ér CURRENT FOCUS

待会 到了家里 你 先别说 你是 临时工 的事儿

“When we get home, don't mention that it's temporary.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN xíng

行

“Okay.”

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Scene: Social & Dating
Function: COACHING
Tone: CAUTIONARY
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Keep quiet about your temporary job, or my family will look down on you and reject our relationship.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Job Stability and Family Acceptance (编制与体面)

In traditional Chinese family scrutiny of potential suitors, stable permanent positions (like state-backed roles) confer immense dignity, while temporary work often invites strong parental resistance.

INTENT TAGS: #concealment #caution #face_saving #instruction
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
待会 SPOKEN CHUNK

in a little while; shortly

Extremely frequent colloquial spoken temporal marker equivalent to '等一下' or '稍后'.

临时工 SPOKEN CHUNK

temporary worker; contract laborer

Historically and socially carried a stigma of lacking job security, social benefits, or formal status compared to permanent staff.

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4 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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