我当时就觉得很意外
“I was very surprised at the time.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就带着儿子出国
“I should take our son and leave the country.”
我当时就 觉得很意外
“I was very surprised at the time.”
不过那个时候
“But at that time,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese storytelling, speakers frequently anchor personal commentary using temporal markers like '当时' to validate their perspective before continuing the plot.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
already felt at that very moment
A common narrative phrase used to recount an immediate gut reaction to an event in the past.
very surprised / taken aback
Used to describe finding an occurrence unexpected or unusual.