当时我也没想那么多
“I wasn't really thinking about anything at the time.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不知道
“I don't know.”
当时我也 没想那么多
“I wasn't really thinking about anything at the time.”
我明白
“I understand.”
“I wasn't calculating anything; it was just an impulsive move.”
Claiming '没想那么多' (I didn't think that much) appeals to innocence and spontaneity, deflecting suspicion of malicious premeditation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
overthink; calculate so many factors
Used with negation (没想那么多) to explain that an action was instinctive rather than calculated.
back then I also...
Useful for contextualizing past reactions when offering a personal retrospective explanation.