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《Lady Liberty》 S1·E15 (42:16) HSK 5
fǎn zhèng nǐ yuè bù hǎo shuō huà tā jiù yuè zhì zài bì děi míng bái ma

反正你越不好说话 他就越志在必得 明白吗

“The harder you are to deal with, the more determined he will be to get it. Understand?”

《Lady Liberty》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 42:16 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN ér qiě nǐ shèn zhì hé tóng shàng de yāo qiú kě yǐ gèng kē kè yì diǎn

而且你甚至合同上的要求 可以更苛刻一点

“And you can even make the contract terms a little tougher.”

fǎn zhèng nǐ yuè bù hǎo shuō huà tā jiù yuè zhì zài bì děi míng bái ma CURRENT FOCUS

反正 你 越 不好说话 他就 越 志在必得 明白吗

“The harder you are to deal with, the more determined he will be to get it. Understand?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN nǐ wǎn shàng yào gàn má ya

你晚上要干吗呀

“What are you doing tonight?”

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Scene: Business & Trade
Function: GIVING STRATEGIC ADVICE
Tone: INSTRUCTIVE
Emotion: CONFIDENCE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Don't be soft; make him chase you by raising your price.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Psychological Leverage in Negotiations

In Chinese business culture, deliberate reluctance (欲擒故纵) is frequently used to make an asset or service appear far more valuable.

INTENT TAGS: #coaching #negotiation_tactic #encouragement #assertiveness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
不好说话 SPOKEN CHUNK

difficult to negotiate with; unaccommodating

Commonly used in spoken Chinese to describe someone who is strict, unyielding, or hard to persuade.

志在必得 SPOKEN CHUNK

determined to obtain; bent on winning

An idiom used to describe an intense ambition or certainty about acquiring something.

Modal Particle「吗」 (ma) CHANGE OF STATE

Turns the statement into a rhetorical confirmation check, reinforcing comprehension.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

4 EXPR · 1 GRAMMAR
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