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《Road to Success》 S1·E13 (02:12) HSK 6
tòng kǔ jiù shì chéng zhǎng de dài jià

痛苦 就是成长的代价

“Pain is the price of growth.”

《Road to Success》 S1·E13
TIMECODE: 02:12 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ zhēn de jiān chí bù xià qù le

“I really can't hold on anymore.”

tòng kǔ jiù shì chéng zhǎng de dài jià CURRENT FOCUS

痛苦 就是 成长的代价

“Pain is the price of growth.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN fǎn zhèng wǒ men yì zhí dōu shì bèi pāo qì de rén

“Anyway, we've always been the abandoned ones.”

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Scene: School & Education
Function: COMFORTING
Tone: PHILOSOPHICAL
Emotion: SYMPATHY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Hang in there; hurting right now means you are making progress.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Ku Jin Gan Lai (Bitterness Precedes Sweetness)

In Chinese culture, suffering and hardship are fundamentally viewed not as purely negative events, but as indispensable prerequisites for maturity and success.

INTENT TAGS: #reframing #encouragement #consolation #philosophical_advice
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

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成长的代价 SPOKEN CHUNK

the price of growth / growing pains

A frequently used collocation to rationalize difficult experiences or failures as necessary milestones.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

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