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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E12 (26:26) HSK 7
ér qiě bú shì chī lì yī zhèn zi

而且不是吃力一阵子

“And it's not just for a while.”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E12
TIMECODE: 26:26 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN kěn dìng hěn chī lì ba

肯定很吃力吧

“must be exhausting.”

ér qiě bú shì chī lì yī zhèn zi CURRENT FOCUS

而且 不是 吃力 一阵子

“And it's not just for a while.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN huì yì zhí chī lì xià qù de nǐ kàn nǐ běn lái yě shì

“It'll stay that way. Originally,”

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Scene: Daily Life
Function: ELABORATING HARSH REALITY
Tone: OBJECTIVE
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)

Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.

💡 Cultural Insight: Pragmatic Realism

Chinese speakers often manage expectations bluntly by explicitly delineating long-term hardship instead of offering false optimism.

INTENT TAGS: #clarification #reality_check #elaboration #caution
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
吃力 SPOKEN CHUNK

strenuous; laborious; draining

Used to describe tasks, endeavors, or physical efforts that require hard work with little reward or great friction.

一阵子 SPOKEN CHUNK

a short while; a spell of time

A standard spoken quantifier for an unspecified temporary timeframe.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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