《Love Story in the 1970s》 S1·E11 (11:23)
HSK 6
shě bù liǎo hái zi tào bù zhe láng
舍不了孩子套不着狼
“You can't catch a wolf without bait.”
《Love Story in the 1970s》
S1·E11
TIMECODE: 11:23
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
jiǔ hòu tā tǔ bù liǎo zhēn yán zhè bù qián gōng jìn qì le ma
“and nothing comes out? It'll all be for nothing.”
shě bù liǎo hái zi tào bù zhe láng
CURRENT FOCUS
舍不了孩子套不着狼
“You can't catch a wolf without bait.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
xíng
行
“Fine.”
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Scene:
Social & Dating
Function:
JUSTIFYING RISK
Tone:
ASSERTIVE
Emotion:
DETERMINATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“No pain, no gain—we have to take this risk if we want to succeed.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Calculated Sacrifice (Shede)
The idiom reflects the pragmatism inherent in Chinese folk wisdom, where letting go of short-term security is seen as a prerequisite for gaining major rewards.
INTENT TAGS:
#persuasion
#risk_taking
#determination
#encouragement
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
舍不得孩子套不着狼
SPOKEN CHUNK
you can't catch the wolf without sacrificing the child; nothing ventured, nothing gained
A common proverb used to encourage someone to take a major risk or make an unavoidable sacrifice for a greater outcome.
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