说实话啊 我也有我的小心思
“To be honest, I have some selfish intentions.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
老何 我一定尽最大努力 不耽误你到点回去
“He. I will do my best to avoid delaying your return.”
说实话 啊 我也有我的 小心思
“To be honest, I have some selfish intentions.”
你说这案子都快成笑柄了 我总不能空着手回去啊
“This case has almost become a joke. I can't go back empty-handed.”
“I am not just doing this for the team; I also need to save my own skin and reputation.”
Labeling one's own career ambition as 'little thoughts' (小心思) displays humility and disarms peers, preventing the speaker from appearing overly selfish or pompous.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to be honest; frankly speaking
A widespread conversational discourse marker used to introduce a sincere or vulnerable revelation.
petty scheme; personal motive; private calculations
Used self-deprecatingly to admit hidden motives or selfish thoughts without sounding malicious.
Softens the opening disclosure, signaling intimacy and a relaxed, confiding attitude.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Sneaky fox.”
“do you really think I didn't know all your little schemes?”
“Oh, right! I really was being silly.”
“Let me be real with you.”
“You'd better be honest. I'm really good at faces.”
“What is it? What exactly are you planning?”