难怪他当时一副知道自己要死的样子
“No wonder he looked like he knew about his doom.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“He set up the trap to kill himself?”
难怪 他当时一副 知道 自己 要死的样子
“No wonder he looked like he knew about his doom.”
这竹子韧性大 连上扳机后 立刻便能将弩箭射出
“The bamboo is tough. Attach it to the trigger and it shoots the bolts powerfully.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Reflecting on subtle behavioral cues in retrospect is a common narrative device in Chinese investigative storytelling.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
no wonder
Used at the start of a sentence when an unexplained observation suddenly makes sense in light of new facts.
looking as if / wearing an expression of...
A handy structure to describe someone's outward appearance, attitude, or demeanour.
Structural particle connecting the descriptive clause to the noun '样子' (appearance/manner).
