我没想到会变成这样
“I didn't know it would turn out this way.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我没想到 会 变成这样
“I didn't know it would turn out this way.”
“If anything terrible really happened to Chenying...”
“I know I messed up, but please understand I had no bad intentions.”
Expressing that an outcome was unforeseen softens the blow of guilt, appealing to the listener's understanding rather than making an outright, blunt confession of wrongdoing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
never expected; didn't anticipate
A very frequent spoken phrase used to express surprise or to deflect responsibility after an unfortunate mishap.
to turn out like this
Used when describing an undesirable outcome or a deteriorating situation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I never thought it would come to this.”
“Who would have thought Jinghai can be like this?”
“I didn't expect this either.”
“I never thought it would come to this.”
“I didn't expect the situation to be this serious.”
“I never expected the result to be like this.”
“I never expected you'd discuss this issue with such depth.”
“but I didn't expect it to be this bad.”