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《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E11 (15:20) HSK 4
shì bú shì zhè liǎng tiān rì zi guò hǎo le nǐ yòu kāi shǐ dé yì wàng xíng le

是不是这两天日子过好了 你又开始得意忘形了

“You're getting carried away again since you are living a happy life, right?”

《The Devil Between Us》 S1·E11
TIMECODE: 15:20 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN shén me shì bāng bù shàng máng jiù suàn le zhǐ huì shuō fēng liáng huà huǒ shàng jiāo yóu de

什么事帮不上忙就算了 只会说风凉话 火上浇油的

“You can't help with anything but make snide remarks to make things worse.”

shì bú shì zhè liǎng tiān rì zi guò hǎo le nǐ yòu kāi shǐ dé yì wàng xíng le CURRENT FOCUS

是不是 这两天 日子过 好了 你又开始 得意忘形 了

“You're getting carried away again since you are living a happy life, right?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN hǎo hǎo hǎo wǒ cuò le wǒ bù shuō le

“Okay, okay, I am sorry. I'll shut up.”

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Scene: Family & Home
Function: SCOLDING AND REPRIMANDING
Tone: REPROACHFUL
Emotion: ANNOYANCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“You are getting way too cocky just because things are smooth; know your place and stop running your mouth.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Guilty of Getting Carried Away (得意忘形)

In Chinese culture, staying humble in good times is deeply valued; reprimanding someone for becoming cocky when life improves is a typical way to urge vigilance and emotional restraint.

INTENT TAGS: #criticism #reprimand #reproach #checking_arrogance
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
日子过好 SPOKEN CHUNK

life gets better; living comfortably

Commonly used to describe improved material conditions or smoother days in daily life.

得意忘形 SPOKEN CHUNK

to get carried away; to lose one's head from triumph or comfort

A frequent idiom used to critique someone whose behavior becomes conceited or reckless after a bit of success.

Modal Particle「了」 (le) CHANGE OF STATE

Indicates a newly emerged state or change of situation that the speaker finds objectionable.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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