敢问那时候怎么想的呀
“♪ And spreading into a gentle sea of stars ♪ May I ask what you were thinking?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“♪ Shimmering in your eyes ♪ To save Fu Xinshu, you actually ran out to stop a car? ♪ And spreading into a gentle sea of stars ♪”
敢问 那时候 怎么想的 呀
“♪ And spreading into a gentle sea of stars ♪ May I ask what you were thinking?”
不知道
“I don't know.”
“I honestly cannot fathom having that kind of courage—what on earth possessed you?”
Borrowing historical or formal polite phrases like 'ganwen' in casual conversations adds playful distance and lighthearted banter.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
may I dare ask / if I may ask
A polite, slightly dramatic rhetorical opener used in spoken Chinese to soften a bold or inquisitive question.
what were you thinking
A common colloquial expression to ask about someone's internal thought process or rationale.
Softens the inquiry, turning a potentially intense interrogation into a friendly, curious question.
