不然你以为我原来 干吗逃课啊 总得找点事干吧
“What did you think I was skipping class for? I had to find something to do.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Where did you learn that, Fang Muyang?”
不然你以为 我 原来 干吗逃课啊 总得找点事干 吧
“What did you think I was skipping class for? I had to find something to do.”
“I snuck into the city theater for a whole year to watch plays.”
“You thought I was just slacking off? I was actually out educating myself on my own terms.”
During periods of disrupted formal schooling in modern Chinese history, curious and unconventional youths often pursued culture through informal means like sneaking into theaters and reading banned books.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
otherwise what did you think? / what else could it be?
Used in casual speech to introduce the real explanation in a slightly provocative, rhetorical tone.
must at least... / one has to... right?
Expresses a reasonable baseline necessity or justification for an action.
to skip class / to play truant
Everyday spoken verb for skipping scheduled school classes.
Enhances the rhetorical flavor of the question, adding personal conversational warmth.
Solicits implicit agreement or understanding from the listener regarding the justification.
