说实话 来之前确实有担心过
“Honestly, I was a bit worried before I came.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
其实平时挺不自信的
“very confident most of the time.”
说实话 来之前 确实 有 担心过
“Honestly, I was a bit worried before I came.”
但是看到你以后
“But after seeing you,”
“I was anxious about this date, but seeing how great you are completely relieved me.”
In Chinese dating culture, admitting prior nervousness or self-doubt is a conventional way to appear modest while delivering a powerful compliment to the date.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to tell the truth; honestly speaking
A common conversational discourse marker used to introduce a candid or vulnerable confession.
was indeed worried at some point
Use '确实' plus verb plus '过' to validate past feelings while implying they are now resolved.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“So it's understandable that you have concerns.”
“I really have too many concerns.”
“♪ Who hasn't paid the price and still fallen short? ♪ deep down, I've actually been a bit nervous.”