原来你们都是在演戏
“Turns out all of you were putting on an act.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
原来
“Turns out...”
原来 你们都是在 演戏
“Turns out all of you were putting on an act.”
那为什么不能提前先告诉我呢
“Then why didn't you tell me beforehand?”
“You treated me like a fool while orchestrating this behind my back.”
In Chinese social interactions, being excluded from a group's coordinated scheme ('acting') often signals an insulting lack of trust, triggering feelings of being played for a fool.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
as it turns out; so all along
Use at the beginning of a sentence when suddenly discovering a hidden truth or solving a mystery.
to put on an act; to play pretend; to feign
Commonly used metaphorically to criticize someone for being insincere or faking an emotional display.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“So you've been acting this whole time.”
“Are you putting on a show? You sent me away and then signed the contract?”
“So, all of this was your doing.”