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《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E2 (20:26) HSK 5
zhè me hǎo de xuǎn shǒu què měi fèn gōng zuò dōu zuò bù zhǎng

这么好的选手 却每份工作都做不长

“with an impressive resume, but he never lasted long in any of his jobs.”

《No Pain No Gain》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 20:26 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN zhè ge lǚ míng liàng xiǎo lǚ yí gè néng bǎ zì jǐ jiǎn lì bāo zhuāng dé

这个 吕明亮 小吕 一个能把自己简历包装得

“Like him. Lv Mingliang. Lv. He managed to come up”

zhè me hǎo de xuǎn shǒu què měi fèn gōng zuò dōu zuò bù zhǎng CURRENT FOCUS

这么好的 选手 却每份 工作 都 做不长

“with an impressive resume, but he never lasted long in any of his jobs.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ zhī dào shì shén me yuán yīn dǎo zhì de ma

“but he never lasted long in any of his jobs. You know why?”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: RAISING DOUBT
Tone: QUESTIONING
Emotion: SKEPTICISM
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Something looks fishy—why can't someone so talented hold down a job?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Resume Red Flags (Frequent Job-Hopping)

In Chinese corporate culture, frequent job changes within short periods are heavily scrutinized as signs of poor loyalty or interpersonal issues.

INTENT TAGS: #skepticism #evaluation #questioning #scrutiny
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

1 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
做不长 SPOKEN CHUNK

unable to last long in a job or role

A common colloquial phrase used to describe frequent job-hopping or lack of perseverance in employment.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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