没想到那个人竟然是你
“I didn't expect it was you.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我走近一看睡着了
“I walked closer and that person fell asleep.”
没想到 那个 人 竟然 是你
“I didn't expect it was you.”
“After that, I met you here more than once.”
“What a crazy coincidence that our paths crossed back then without us knowing.”
Coincidental past encounters leading to present connections are often attributed to yuanfen (缘分), an underlying bond of destiny.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
never expected / who would have thought
Used at the start of a sentence to express surprise or an unanticipated realization.
actually turned out to be
Used to highlight an astonishing or unexpected fact or identity.