当时我以为她是来笑话我的
“I thought she just came to laugh at me.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Surprisingly, she came out and stood with me too.”
当时 我以为 她是来 笑话我 的
“I thought she just came to laugh at me.”
没想到她跟我说
“But she actually said,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Teens often fear losing face when punished, leading them to be defensive and suspect that peers are laughing at their disgrace.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
mistakenly thought / assumed
Specifically implies that the assumption turned out to be incorrect in retrospect.
to tease / to ridicule / to make fun of
When used as a verb with an object, it means mocking or laughing at someone.
Asserts and affirms the subjective impression held at that specific past moment.