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《The Heir》 S1·E35 (36:25) HSK 7
tā bì dìng bú huì qián gōng jìn qì nǎ pà tǐng ér zǒu xiǎn

他必定不会前功尽弃 哪怕铤而走险

“he surely won't let all his efforts go to waste. Even at great risk,”

《The Heir》 S1·E35
TIMECODE: 36:25 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN dōu cáng le qǐ lái kě shì rú jīn yǒu rén yào gēn tā qiǎng guān

“all the traces. But now that someone is competing with him for the post,”

tā bì dìng bú huì qián gōng jìn qì nǎ pà tǐng ér zǒu xiǎn CURRENT FOCUS

他必定 不会 前功尽弃 哪怕 铤而走险

“he surely won't let all his efforts go to waste. Even at great risk,”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN tā yě huì jì xù chóu yín zi jiē zhe huì lù wú rǔ

他也会继续筹银子 接着贿赂吴汝

“he will continue to raise money to bribe Wu Ru.”

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Scene: Historical & Court
Function: PREDICTING BEHAVIOR
Tone: SERIOUS
Emotion: ALERTNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“He has invested too much to back down now; expect him to do something reckless.”
💡 Cultural Insight: 沉没成本心理 (Sunk-Cost Desperation in Officialdom)

In historical bureaucratic rivalry, buying an office required huge fortunes; failing midway meant total financial and social ruin, driving competitors to extreme, reckless gambles.

INTENT TAGS: #warning #prediction #strategic_assessment #anticipation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
前功尽弃 SPOKEN CHUNK

all previous efforts wasted; completely in vain

Used to describe a scenario where all past labor or investment is lost just before success.

铤而走险 SPOKEN CHUNK

to take a reckless risk out of desperation

A four-character idiom describing a dangerous gamble undertaken when left with no other viable options.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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