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《Cage of Shadows》 S1·E5 (13:31) HSK 1
jià bú zhù hái yǒu yí gè tuō hòu tuǐ de

架不住还有一个拖后腿的

“when she's stuck with a teammate dragging her down?”

《Cage of Shadows》 S1·E5
TIMECODE: 13:31 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN guāng tā lì hài yǒu shén me yòng a

“What's the point of her doing well”

jià bú zhù hái yǒu yí gè tuō hòu tuǐ de CURRENT FOCUS

架不住 还有 一个 拖后腿 的

“when she's stuck with a teammate dragging her down?”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ kǎo le dào shǔ dì yī

我考了倒数第一

“I came in last.”

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Scene: School & Education
Function: COMPLAINING AND BLAMING
Tone: SELF-DEPRECATING
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“No matter how good she is, it's completely ruined by someone holding the team back.”
💡 Cultural Insight: tuo hou tui (holding someone back)

A vivid metaphor originating from daily life. In a collectivist cultural context, it often refers to an individual failing to meet standards and thereby damaging collective honor or falling short of family expectations. It is frequently used in family settings to tease a child's academic struggles or express self-reproach.

INTENT TAGS: #self-mockery #complaining #blaming #helplessness
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
架不住 SPOKEN CHUNK

unable to withstand or resist; indicates that an adverse factor is so influential that it negates an existing advantage.

A high-frequency colloquial term commonly used in the structure '... jia bu zhu ...' to introduce an irresistible negative or turning factor.

拖后腿 SPOKEN CHUNK

metaphorically means to hold someone back, create an obstacle, or drag down the overall performance of a group.

An extremely common colloquial idiom, often used for self-deprecation or when complaining about someone impeding team progress or results.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

3 EXPR · 4 GRAMMAR
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