但我也是第一次
“But that was my first time as well.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
这不是你的问题
“It wasn't your fault.”
但 我也是第一次
“But that was my first time as well.”
“It's too late to talk about it now.”
“Don't expect me to have all the answers—I'm learning as I go just like you.”
In Chinese emotional conflicts, expressing that it is one's 'first time' is a common plea for empathy and softened expectations from a partner.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
the first time
Commonly used to excuse mistakes or justify uncertainty due to lack of prior experience.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“This is the first time I've ever seen one.”
“It was the first time that I had seen”
“If he was, it'd be the first I've heard of it,”
“that look on your face before.”
“This is the first time in my life”
“This is the first time in my life”