老实说啊 在看到这份报告之前
“To be honest, before seeing this report,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
和小陆他们做的
“and Lu.”
老实说 啊 在看到这份 报告 之前
“To be honest, before seeing this report,”
“I didn't expect the situation to be this serious.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Using markers like '老实说' softens the impact of admitting an oversight or revealing a grave reality without appearing unprofessional.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to be honest / frankly speaking
A common conversational discourse marker used to signal a candid confession or opinion.
prior to seeing / before looking at...
A standard temporal framing pattern indicating a condition before an event occurred.
Functions as a pause particle after the discourse marker to hold the floor and draw the listener's attention.
