但您没想到 她比我还受宠吧
“But you didn't expect that she was more favored than I was.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
把自己的贴身丫鬟 送给老爷
“so you married your personal maidservant to the master.”
但您 没想到 她 比我还受宠 吧
“But you didn't expect that she was more favored than I was.”
还怀了孕
“And she was pregnant.”
“Your clever scheme completely blew up in your face, and now you have created an even bigger rival for yourself.”
Mistresses often gifted loyal personal maids as concubines to their husbands to control favor, but such tactics frequently backfired when the maid surpassed her former mistress in pregnancy and influence.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
did not expect; never imagined
A versatile phrase used to highlight an unanticipated surprise or an unforeseen consequence.
to be favored; to win affection
Frequently used in historical or interpersonal contexts to describe receiving the master's or superior's special favor.
Solicits confirmation with a mocking, presumptuous tone, emphasizing that the other party obviously failed to predict the outcome.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I know she doesn't like me.”
“But my acting is better, right? Stop dreaming.”
“-and she took it seriously. -I think she likes you more than me now.”
“I'm definitely much older than her.”
“and anyone else.”
“I was in a worse state back then.”