我还在上学的时候 我的确是期待过
“When I was student, I did wish”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
可是后来
“But later…”
我 还在 上学 的时候 我的确是 期待过
“When I was student, I did wish”
我期待他们 哪次放假能回来一趟
“for them to come back even for just one time on holidays,”
“I used to care deeply and wait for them, but that phase has passed.”
Chinese speakers often soften deep emotional hurt or abandoned childhood yearnings by framing them matter-of-factly with retrospective markers like '过'.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
back when (I) was still in school
A natural introductory phrase used to frame a story or feeling within one's student days.
indeed looked forward to (it)
The combination of 的确 (indeed) and the aspect marker 过 (experienced) highlights that a past desire truly existed.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I only felt that once back in school.”
“If I were in school, all my classmates”
“I underestimated you back in school.”
“I remember reading an essay in school.”
“I also hope you'll learn well”
“So, they went to the school. Today...”