没想到你还能说话 真是小瞧你了
“I didn't expect you could talk. Guess I underestimated you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
第二天就
“and the next day...”
没想到 你还能 说话 真是 小瞧你了
“I didn't expect you could talk. Guess I underestimated you.”
不对
“No... wait.”
“You're tougher than you look, but don't think you've won.”
Admitting to 'underestimating' someone in a confrontational context often serves as sarcastic praise that ultimately asserts the speaker's superiority.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
Never expected / who would have thought
Used to express unexpected turns of events or unexpected capabilities in someone else.
To underestimate / to look down upon
A common spoken synonym for '小看', frequently used in competitive, teasing, or confrontational settings.
Marks a newly realized change of state regarding the speaker's perception of the listener.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I didn't expect you to say something like that.”
“Didn't expect you to tell the truth.”
“Say something! Are you mute?”
“Do you know how to talk properly?”
“Look at me. I can't even speak.”
“Listen to yourself.”