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《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E35 (01:43) HSK 1
nǎ yí gè bú shì rěn qì tūn shēng zài gōng sī dāng niú zuò mǎ

哪一个不是忍气吞声 在公司当牛做马

“every single one of them swallows their pride and works like a dog here!”

《Dream of Golden Years》 S1·E35
TIMECODE: 01:43 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN nà xiē míng xiào bì yè de liú xué huí lái de

“Top university grads, those who studied abroad—”

nǎ yí gè bú shì rěn qì tūn shēng zài gōng sī dāng niú zuò mǎ CURRENT FOCUS

哪一个不是 忍气吞声 在公司 当牛做马

“every single one of them swallows their pride and works like a dog here!”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ gào sù nǐ nǐ yào shì hái xiǎng gàn

我告诉你 你要是还想干

“I'm telling you, if you still want to keep your job,”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: SCOLDING AND INTIMIDATING
Tone: COERCIVE
Emotion: ANGER
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You have no right to complain when far better candidates work like dogs without a peep.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Neijuan and Workplace Devaluation

In highly competitive work environments, superiors frequently point to overqualified competitors to normalize exploitation and guilt workers into submission.

INTENT TAGS: #intimidation #subjugation #reprimand #comparison
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
忍气吞声 SPOKEN CHUNK

swallowing one's pride; bearing insults or grievances silently

Describes suffering injustice or harsh treatment without daring to talk back.

当牛做马 SPOKEN CHUNK

working like a beast of burden; toiling under grueling conditions

A vivid figurative expression describing extreme submission and relentless hard work.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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