我也没想到 你会当警察呀
“I didn't expect you to become a cop either.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I never expected that you'd stay in Qidaohezi.”
我也 没想到 你 会当警察呀
“I didn't expect you to become a cop either.”
你不是来找我叙旧的吧
“You're not here to catch up, right?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese culture, meeting someone from one's hometown (老乡) prompts immediate comparison between childhood reputations and current social status or occupation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
never expected; who would have thought
An essential spoken phrase used whenever introducing an outcome that contradicts past expectations.
to work as a police officer
The standard colloquial collocation for pursuing or having a career in law enforcement.
Softens the declaration and adds a lighthearted, expressive nuance to the speaker's surprise.
