硬要说起来的话 还真见过一次
“But come to think of it, I did see her one more time.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
怎么会再见到呢?
“So how could I have seen her again?”
硬要说起来的话 还真 见过 一次
“But come to think of it, I did see her one more time.”
“You mean in the palace wall that day?”
“Now that you press me on it, there actually was this one unforgettable time.”
Chinese speakers often soften direct statements with expressions like 'if pushed to say' to avoid sounding overly definitive or presumptuous.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
if strictly speaking / if pushed to say
Use this spoken formula when offering a qualified answer or conceding a point under pressure.
actually / surprisingly indeed
Use before verbs to convey that something unexpected turns out to be genuinely true.
Functions as a spoken conditional marker softening the opening hedge.