但没想到你们去得这么快
“He never expected you to arrive so quickly.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
但 没想到 你们去得 这么快
“He never expected you to arrive so quickly.”
“But why didn't he simply smash the pot”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese detective narratives, investigators often reconstruct the culprit's psychological blind spots to explain why evidence was left behind.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
did not expect; unexpectedly
A very frequent spoken chunk used to introduce a surprising fact or turn of events.
so fast; this quickly
Used to emphasize speed or an unexpectedly short timeframe.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I didn't expect things to move so fast.”
“You found this place so soon.”
“I didn't expect you would find me so quickly.”
“obtaining a lead on the American messenger”
“It's only our fault we got there too late.”
“they would have hitched the carriage and rushed over immediately.”