曾经对你很是瞧不起
“used to look down on you?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
李兄
“that Li”
曾经对你 很是 瞧不起
“used to look down on you?”
但现在
“But now,”
“I misjudged you in the past, but you have earned my deep respect.”
In traditional Chinese narratives, candidly admitting former arrogance toward an adversary signifies noble character and heralds true fraternal respect.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to look down upon; to disdain
A very common colloquial expression indicating contempt or lack of respect toward someone.
once; in the past
Precedes actions or states to indicate that a past condition is no longer true.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“and trample those”
“I used to think you were quite annoying.”
“I know you look down on me.”
“I used to despise her.”
“actually, I've always looked down on you.”
“For the past you,”