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《My Destiny》 S1·E5 (15:30) HSK 3
gōng zuò qiáng dù yě dà tè qū kě bù yǎng xián rén de

工作强度也大 特区可不养闲人的

“Yet the work's harder. We don't carry slackers.”

《My Destiny》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 15:30 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ shì shuō tè qū de gōng zī bǐ nèi dì gāo duō le

“I mean, wages here are way higher than inland.”

gōng zuò qiáng dù yě dà tè qū kě bù yǎng xián rén de CURRENT FOCUS

工作 强度也大 特区 可不养闲人 的

“Yet the work's harder. We don't carry slackers.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ yào shì gàn bù xià lái jiù xiān qiān gè shì yòng qī

“If you're not sure, start with probation.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: GIVING WARNING
Tone: BLUNT
Emotion: SERIOUSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not just look at the high pay; you have to work relentlessly hard or you will be fired.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Special Economic Zone Work Ethic

During China's reform era, Special Economic Zones like Shenzhen broke away from the traditional egalitarian 'iron rice bowl' system to enforce strict meritocracy and high performance.

INTENT TAGS: #cautioning #reality_check #warning #expectation_setting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
工作强度 SPOKEN CHUNK

work intensity; workload

A standard phrase used in professional and employment contexts to describe pressure and pace.

养闲人 SPOKEN CHUNK

to support idlers; to keep loafers

Frequently used in the negative to indicate that a workplace does not tolerate slackers.

Modal Particle「的」 (de) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds an assertive and categorical certainty to the warning.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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