所以 你是一直在等我坦白
“So, you were just waiting for me to come clean?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Anyway, this bad move has already been played.”
所以 你是一直在 等我坦白
“So, you were just waiting for me to come clean?”
我怎么这么蠢呢
“How could I be so stupid?”
“You already knew everything and just watched me dig my own grave.”
In Chinese relational ethics, waiting for someone to confess voluntarily rather than exposing them directly is often seen as giving them a chance to preserve dignity and show sincere remorse.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
have been doing all along
Used to denote an ongoing, continuous action or state over a prolonged period.
waiting for me to come clean / confess
Used in situations involving interpersonal deception, secrets, or guilt.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“is she the one you've been waiting for?”
“No way. If anyone's waiting, it'll be me waiting for you.”
“I definitely will. Wait for me.”
“It means you still care about me.”
“(To think she was waiting for you.)”
“I've been waiting for you to say this”