我 我故意不关的 我就想着吃完饭
“I-I left it on on purpose. I figured I'd come back later”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
没有 我请你吃饭
“No. I'll buy you dinner.”
我 我 故意不关 的 我 就想 着 吃完 饭
“I-I left it on on purpose. I figured I'd come back later”
再回来加会儿班
“and do a bit more work.”
“Don't get the wrong idea or scold me, I was just planning to come back and work.”
Voluntary or performed overtime is frequently invoked in Chinese workplaces as a shield against criticism, signaling strong work ethic.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
deliberately not doing something
Used to clarify that an omission was intentional rather than an accident.
I was just thinking that / my plan was simply to
A colloquial formula commonly used to justify past decisions or explain one's line of thought.
Functions in the 'shi...de' cleft construction to emphasize that the act of not turning it off was done purposefully.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I didn't mean to.”
“I didn't mean to tell him.”
“I'm sorry. I didn't mean to. I didn't mean to.”
“I didn't mean to. I was just so angry.”
“Sorry. That wasn't on purpose.”
“I'm sorry. I-I didn't mean to hide it from you.”