一开始我不信
“I didn't believe him at first,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
说姓陈 是我爸的老同事 当年一起出国打工的
“He said his surname is Chen, and that he's an old colleague of my dad, who went abroad to work with him back then.”
一开始 我不信
“I didn't believe him at first,”
但他精准地说出了 我爸当年的 汇款时间 和金额
“but he accurately stated my dad's remittance times and amounts back then.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Many Chinese families had members who went overseas for labor (chuguo dagong) in past decades; scammers often exploit these personal family histories, making initial skepticism common.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
at the beginning / at first
An essential spoken time marker used to introduce how a past perception or situation started before changing.
I didn't believe it / I don't believe it
A straightforward and common spoken reaction expressing doubt or disbelief.
