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《Agent from Above》 S1·E8 (01:57) HSK 4
nǐ bù yīng gāi làng fèi lì qì zài wǒ shēn shàng

你不应该浪费力气在我身上

“You shouldn't waste energy on me.”

《Agent from Above》 S1·E8
TIMECODE: 01:57 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ shèng xià bú dào jǐ gè yuè de shí jiān

我剩下不到几个月的时间

“I only have a few months left to live.”

nǐ bù yīng gāi làng fèi lì qì zài wǒ shēn shàng CURRENT FOCUS

你不应该浪费力气在我身上

“You shouldn't waste energy on me.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN wǒ shí jǐ nián qián jiù gāi sǐ le

“I should've died ten years ago.”

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Scene: Medical & Health
Function: REJECTING HELP
Tone: BLEAK
Emotion: HOPELESSNESS
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not bother caring about me, I have already accepted that my life is over.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Emotional Burden and Renqing

Terminal patients in Chinese culture often avoid burdening others with care or grief, choosing detachment to ease social debts and emotional pain.

INTENT TAGS: #refusal #resignation #discouragement #self_deprecation
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
浪费力气 SPOKEN CHUNK

to waste energy or effort

Commonly used to describe futile endeavors or trying to accomplish something impossible.

在……身上 SPOKEN CHUNK

on someone or directed at someone

A versatile structural pattern used when directing emotions, investments, time, or expectations toward an individual.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 8 GRAMMAR
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