我从高一的时候 喜欢你的
“I began to like you since the first year in high school.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
为什么喜欢我
“and why you like me.”
我 从高一的时候 喜欢你 的
“I began to like you since the first year in high school.”
你那个时候很温柔 而且你告诉我
“At the time, you were very gentle, and you told me”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Recalling feelings formed during high school carries a strong connotation of pure, untainted, and sincere affection in modern Chinese youth romance narratives.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
since the time of...
A foundational temporal pattern used to pinpoint the exact moment an emotion, state, or habit started.
started liking you / have liked you
The 'shi... de' cleft structure used here places strong emotional focus on the starting point of the affection.
