她之前可是以为你死了
“She thought you were dead”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你该怎么办
“when she wakes up?”
她 之前 可是以为 你死 了
“She thought you were dead”
拼了命去救你
“and risked her life to save you.”
“Do not take her feelings lightly; she genuinely suffered when she thought you were gone.”
In Chinese interpersonal ethics, surviving a crisis due to someone's extreme devotion incurs an unpayable moral and emotional debt.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
actually; indeed (used for emphasis)
Here used as an adverbial intensifier rather than 'but', stressing a surprising or important fact.
to assume erroneously; to think mistakenly
Standard verb used when the speaker's prior belief turned out to contradict reality.
Indicates completion of the presumed death, emphasizing the finality of what she believed.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Everyone thought you were dead.”
“I thought you were dead.”
“I thought you were dead.”
“I knew he wasn't dead.”
“that they all thought she wouldn't survive.”
“I found out she had already passed away.”