真的没想到
“I truly didn't expect this.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就以为是个早产儿
“we thought he was just premature.”
真的 没想到
“I truly didn't expect this.”
“I never foresaw this disaster, and I am in utter shock.”
In Chinese interpersonal dynamics, expressing complete unawareness often serves as a preface to either an apology or an explanation to demonstrate lack of malicious intent.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
really never expected that
Used to express sincere astonishment, shock, or hindsight regret in daily conversations.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Hard to imagine.”
“Never saw that coming.”
“But I truly never expected”
“Well, this is unexpected.”
“I never thought”
“I'm honestly surprised”
“was truly out of my expectations,”
“But I never expected”