《The Knockout》 S1·E21 (05:06)
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bái fèi lì qì tā jiù shì gè xiǎo jiǎo sè
白费力气 她就是个小角色
“It's a waste of energy. She's just a nobody.”
《The Knockout》
S1·E21
TIMECODE: 05:06
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
bié zài chéng chéng shēn shàng xiā dān wù gōng fu le
“Don't waste your time on Chengcheng.”
bái fèi lì qì tā jiù shì gè xiǎo jiǎo sè
CURRENT FOCUS
白费力气 她 就是个 小角色
“It's a waste of energy. She's just a nobody.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
tā shā rén le ma méi yǒu
她杀人了吗 没有
“Did she kill anyone? No.”
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Scene:
Legal & Police
Function:
DISMISSING IMPORTANCE
Tone:
DISMISSIVE
Emotion:
FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Stop wasting precious time on her; she is totally irrelevant to our case.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Prioritizing the Big Picture in Investigations
Chinese police narratives frequently emphasize not getting bogged down by fringe players (小角色) to catch the primary culprit behind the scenes.
INTENT TAGS:
#dismissal
#advising
#refocusing
#critique
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
白费力气
SPOKEN CHUNK
wasting effort in vain
Use this when warning someone that their actions will yield no results.
小角色
SPOKEN CHUNK
a minor player / small fish
Use this idiom to downplay someone's importance in an organization or situation.
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2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
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