我跟你说 我以前就听说过天火可怕
“You know what? I'd heard Sky Fire was intense before,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
买这些啊
“for Sky Fire employees?”
我跟你说 我 以前 就 听说过 天火可怕
“You know what? I'd heard Sky Fire was intense before,”
现在我真是亲身经历 比起富晖来说真是
“but now I've seen it for myself. Compared to Fuhui,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Sharing hearsay about an intimidating competitor, boss, or external challenge is a common conversational tool in Chinese culture to build rapport.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
let me tell you / listen
A very standard conversational marker used to initiate a revelation or introduce personal thoughts.
have heard of
Used to denote hearsay or prior second-hand knowledge about a topic before experiencing it directly.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'm telling you, she's huge now.”
“I'm telling you, when I went over, there wasn't even a place to stand.”
“Sky Fire isn't that big of a deal.”
“he would've split my head open.”
“Listen, listen. [Mom] This was a real eye-opener. [Call History]”
“Listen, you weren't good before. How nice.”