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《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E10 (14:57) HSK 2
wǒ méi xiǎng dào tā néng zhè me zuò

我没想到 他能这么做

“I didn't expect him to do that.”

《Born to Be Alive》 S1·E10
TIMECODE: 14:57 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN wǒ zhī dào

我知道

“I know.”

wǒ méi xiǎng dào tā néng zhè me zuò CURRENT FOCUS

我没想到 他能这么做

“I didn't expect him to do that.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN lǎo lín zhè me zuò wǒ yì diǎn dōu bù yì wài

“It doesn't surprise me at all that Lin would do that.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: EXPRESSING DISBELIEF
Tone: DISBELIEVING
Emotion: SURPRISE
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I thought he had higher moral standards than this; I can't believe how low he went.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Moral Assessment of Character (为人准则)

In Chinese social and professional spheres, crossing an unspoken ethical line can permanently damage how someone's basic character ('为人') is perceived by peers.

INTENT TAGS: #expressing_disbelief #disappointment #evaluation #critique
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
没想到 SPOKEN CHUNK

didn't expect / never thought that

A high-frequency formulaic chunk to introduce an unexpected event or revelation.

这么做 SPOKEN CHUNK

act like this / do things this way

Refers generically to a specific course of action, often with critical or evaluative undertones depending on context.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

1 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
COLLOQUIAL EXPRESSIONS:
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