本来也没指望过他
“(I never expected much from him anyway.)”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“(He is like a machine that hands down judgments.)”
本来 也 没指望 过他
“(I never expected much from him anyway.)”
本来两位女法官还有点希望的
“(The two female judges still had some hope at first,)”
“I gave up on him long ago because he lacks all human warmth.”
Chinese litigants often seek judicial figures who blend legal principle with empathetic understanding, lamenting judges perceived purely as cold adjudication machines.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to count on / to pin hope on
Frequently used with negative markers to express lack of faith in a person.
in the first place / to begin with
Used to rationalize a negative outcome by stating an initial lack of expectations.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“He didn't hold much hope at first.”
“I can't count on him now.”
“a long time ago.”
“I didn't let him down.”
“I don't expect him to accomplish anything significant.”
“is no help anymore. He's not”