本来以为自己 会单身一辈子
“I thought I would be single all my life.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I think impermanence means the unexpected.”
本来以为 自己 会 单身一辈子
“I thought I would be single all my life.”
“I had given up on ever finding love, but you completely changed that.”
Societal pressure to marry by a certain age is high in China; accepting the possibility of lifelong singlehood before unexpectedly finding a partner carries deep emotional weight.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
originally assumed / had thought that
Useful for contrasting an earlier mistaken belief with a surprising current reality.
stay single for a lifetime
A common colloquial phrase used when talking about remaining unmarried or alone permanently.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“how can you still be single?”
“Are you single? Am I single?”
“on the organization's new unit name list.”
“I'm just worried I won't know who to call”
“You think I'm single because no one loves me?”
“and is still single to this day.”