可没想到他竟如此过分
“I didn't expect him to go so far.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可没想到 他 竟 如此 过分
“I didn't expect him to go so far.”
当着我丈夫的面
“In front of my husband,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Social decorum strongly values self-awareness and tactful withdrawal (识趣); when an individual blatantly disregards these norms, it is seen as an extreme personal affront.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
but I didn't expect; unexpectedly
A common transition marker signaling an unexpected, usually negative turn of events contrary to expectations.
could go so far; be surprisingly excessive/outrageous
A slightly formal, emphatic spoken phrase used to condemn unacceptable behavior.