我早就应该想到了
“I should have known that”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我早就应该想到 了
“I should have known that”
高启强当年能用 自己弟弟的命 换自己的前途
“Gao Qiqiang was able to use his brother’s life for his own future.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Self-admonition regarding missed clues reflects critical retrospective awareness, especially when assessing calculated opponents.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
should have ... long ago
A versatile spoken construction used to express hindsight regret or realize an overlooked truth.
thought of; realized
Used when an idea, possibility, or deduction clicks into place.
Functions as a change-of-state particle, conveying the sudden click of realization in hindsight.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I should've anticipated his next move.”
“Actually, I guessed it long ago.”
“I actually guessed it a long time ago.”
“I already made a decision on my way here:”
“I should've checked on him first,”
“has probably already arrived. Sorry,”
“he must have alerted by now.”
“You thought you had made your choice,”
“they already knew what was going to happen”
“you've already had an answer to this question.”
“we had already anticipated the worst outcome.”
“has already thought of long ago”
“I've already thought about this.”
“But I should've paid attention to them earlier.”