但是我也一直在想啊 我在犹豫嘛
“but I've been thinking about it too. I was hesitating.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你为什么不早吭声嘛 我早就想说了
“why didn't you speak up earlier? I wanted to say it earlier,”
但 是我 也 一直在想 啊 我在 犹豫 嘛
“but I've been thinking about it too. I was hesitating.”
我还怕你不接受嘛 但是现在时间真的不等人了
“I was afraid you wouldn't accept it. But we're really running out of time.”
“Don't blame me for waiting so long; I had genuine doubts to work through.”
Expressing hesitation before speaking up is often used to show that one was being cautious and considerate rather than irresponsible.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
have been thinking all along
Useful for indicating ongoing contemplation or deliberation before taking action.
to be hesitating
A natural way to admit indecision or uncertainty when explaining a delayed choice.
Softens the assertion while drawing the listener's attention to their ongoing thought process.
Marks the hesitation as something natural, obvious, or justifiable under the circumstances.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I've been thinking about it.”
“But I think so after thinking about it.”
“I-I've also been thinking”