其实我今天 原本也不想来的 为什么
“Actually, I hadn't intended to come today. Why?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I thought it would be like before— no reply at all.”
其实我 今天 原本也不想来的 为什么
“Actually, I hadn't intended to come today. Why?”
“Why play dumb when you know exactly what I mean?”
“Don't think I came easily; you made this very awkward for me.”
Admitting you hesitated to attend shows that you have dignity and did not rush eagerly to the encounter.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
originally didn't want to either
Used to reveal prior hesitation and save face when agreeing to a meeting or favor.
actually / in reality
Used at the start of a turn to introduce an honest personal disclosure or counter-perspective.
Affirms the reality of the speaker's prior intention and adds an assertive tone to the disclosure.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I was planning to have a good talk with him today.”
“But I came here today for something else.”
“I'll get straight to the point. I'm here today mainly about”
“Even if I had considered it, the way you acted today is a complete turnoff.”
“I came today because I wanted to see you.”
“So I came to work for nothing today?”