真没想到 你们田家还有这么一手啊
“I really didn't expect you to have such a trick.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
只怕言大人 去不了你们李墨了
“I'm afraid Lord Yan won't be able to attend your event.”
真没想到 你们田家 还有 这么一手啊
“I really didn't expect you to have such a trick.”
你别怪我
“Don't blame me.”
“You sly schemers, I underestimated how low you would stoop.”
In traditional Huizhou merchant culture, business competition occurred along family clan lines, where outmaneuvering a rival was viewed both as strategic prowess and a personal slight.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
really did not expect / to one's surprise
A common formulaic preface used to introduce unexpected news, disappointment, or shock.
to have such a trick up one's sleeve
Colloquial idiom used when someone unexpectedly displays a hidden skill or cunning tactic.
Adds an exclamatory and ironic flair, emphasizing the speaker's bitter surprise.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I really didn't expect that backing down repeatedly would lead to this.”
“To think the Zhengs were secretly raising a flock of crow soldiers.”