你最早也是写小说的 后来才改行做编辑
“you started out writing novels before switching to editing.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
范叔说过
“Mr. Fan said”
你最早 也是 写小说 的 后来才 改行做编辑
“you started out writing novels before switching to editing.”
“I can't believe you're actually Phantom Knight.”
“It's shocking to realize that you, an ordinary editor, were once such a famous creative writer.”
Discovering that a modest colleague has an illustrious or unexpected past artistic identity often elicits mild awe and reshapes workplace rapport in Chinese professional circles.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
at the very beginning; originally; earliest
Used to describe an initial state or original career path before subsequent changes occurred.
to change profession; to switch one's line of work
A very common colloquial term for shifting industries or occupational tracks.
to work as an editor
Formed with '做 + profession', the natural spoken way to state one's occupation.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“You write your novels, and I'll do my editing.”
“As an editor, having more authors means more options.”
“And after I started writing, I never imagined I'd rise to the top so quickly.”
“What was I like when I was in the publishing house?”
“This is your first novel. I hope you give it your all.”
“I can't write long novels anymore, but I can still help edit drafts.”