《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E13 (31:37)
HSK 4
suàn lái suàn qù dōu bù gòu
算来算去都不够
“It's simply not enough.”
《Love Story in the 1970s》
S1·E13
TIMECODE: 31:37
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THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
zhè ge yuè gāng fā gōng zī hái yǒu shí tiān
这个月刚发工资 还有十天
“Another ten days until the next payday.”
suàn lái suàn qù dōu bù gòu
CURRENT FOCUS
算来算去 都 不够
“It's simply not enough.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
dé zài xiǎng xiǎng bié de bàn fǎ
“We'll have to think of something else.”
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Scene:
Family & Home
Function:
EXPRESSING INADEQUACY
Tone:
RESIGNED
Emotion:
FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
💡 Cultural Insight: Household Budgeting Pressures
In ordinary Chinese working-class households, major purchases often require pooling multiple people's savings and careful calculation.
INTENT TAGS:
#budgeting
#helplessness
#complaint
#shortage
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1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
算来算去
SPOKEN CHUNK
calculating over and over again
Used to describe repeatedly calculating or planning finances, often leading to an unsatisfactory conclusion.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
CROSS-CINEMA CORPUS BOARD · PARALLEL SCENES
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Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E13 (31:37) · Authentic Cinema Dialogue Corpus