谁能想到 今天发展成这个样子
“Who would have thought Jinghai can be like this?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“It used to be shabby 20 years ago.”
谁能想到 今天 发展成这个样子
“Who would have thought Jinghai can be like this?”
“I've been working here all my life. I have deep roots.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Reflects the common contemporary Chinese sentiment of marveling at the astonishing speed of modernization and redevelopment that transformed dilapidated areas within just two decades.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
who would have thought; who could have imagined
A rhetorical phrase commonly used to introduce an unexpected, dramatic turn of events or striking transformation.
into this state; into what it is today
Used to describe an outcome or end state, which can be either positive, negative, or simply astonishing depending on the context.
