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《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E16 (13:57) HSK 6
nǐ bú yào tuō wǒ men de hòu tuǐ jiù xíng

你不要拖我们的后腿就行

“Just don't hold us back.”

《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E16
TIMECODE: 13:57 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN yú bù yú kuài bú zhòng yào

愉不愉快不重要

“It doesn't matter whether it's pleasant.”

nǐ bú yào tuō wǒ men de hòu tuǐ jiù xíng CURRENT FOCUS

你不要 拖我们的后腿 就行

“Just don't hold us back.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN zǒu le liú lǎo shī

走了刘老师

“I'm leaving, Mr. Liu.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: SETTING CONDITIONS
Tone: BLUNT
Emotion: DISDAIN
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I don't care about your feelings; just don't ruin our work.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Collectivist Duty in the Workplace

In Chinese teamwork culture, 'dragging down the group' (拖后腿) is considered a major taboo, as individual underperformance directly compromises collective achievement.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #bluntness #demand #skepticism
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
拖后腿 SPOKEN CHUNK

to drag someone down / to be a hindrance

A very common colloquial idiom used to criticize someone for slowing down or hindering team progress.

...就行 SPOKEN CHUNK

...is all that matters / will do

A pragmatic construction used to set a minimal acceptable condition or threshold.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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