没想到被狗咬了之后 我竟然还得到俩客户
“Didn't expect getting bitten by a dog would land me two clients.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
没想到 被 狗咬了 之后 我 竟然还 得到俩客户
“Didn't expect getting bitten by a dog would land me two clients.”
“I suddenly feel like that dog bite wasn't for nothing.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Echoing the traditional idiom 'Sai Weng lost his horse, who knows if it's bad luck', Chinese speakers often cope with misfortune by humorously emphasizing the unexpected gains that followed.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
didn't expect / unexpectedly
A very common conversational opener used to express surprise about an unexpected outcome.
actually managed to / unexpectedly also
Combines surprise ('竟然') with an additional unexpected bonus or occurrence ('还').
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I suddenly feel like that dog bite wasn't for nothing.”
“or that sales lady bitten by a dog? I don't care if you get it.”