至少我之前是这么认为的
“At least, that's what I believed.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
是海事督办府 下设的秘密机构
“It's a secret organization under the Maritime Supervisory Office.”
至少 我之前是 这么认为 的
“At least, that's what I believed.”
海事督办府
“Maritime Supervisory Office?”
“Things might have changed, so don't blame me if this information is wrong.”
Chinese speakers frequently use temporal hedges like '之前' (previously) to avoid definitive claims, protecting their credibility if facts change.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
at least
Standard conversational hedge used to set a minimum standard or condition.
to think so / to view it this way
Collocation used when stating an opinion or interpretation that might differ from fact.
Functions in the '是...的' construction to assert past certainty regarding one's belief.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“At first, I thought you were just”
“At least that's how I feel.”
“Back then, I truly believed”
“That's what I said back then.”
“To be honest, I believe that a missing person matters more than some lost items.”
“at least I thought if I gave birth to this child,”
“I was far too self-righteous before.”
“I used to think”
“Here's what I think. I think...”
“I used to think the 'Sanitary Pad King' label”
“I think so too.”
“I thought so before,”