但是我没想到 他们居然有这么多人
“But I didn't expect them to have so many people.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
对手绝对不是业余的
“Our opponents are definitely professionals.”
但 是我 没想到 他们 居然 有 这么多 人
“But I didn't expect them to have so many people.”
我跟你说过了呀 提醒了你呀 不听啊
“I told you. I warned you. But you wouldn't listen.”
“It is not entirely my fault; nobody could have foreseen their numbers.”
When facing reprimand for misjudgment, highlighting unforeseen external factors helps save face while mitigating personal culpability.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
did not expect / had not anticipated
Used to introduce surprise or justify an oversight in spoken Chinese.
unexpectedly / surprisingly
An adverb inserted before a verb or clause to mark disbelief or astonishment.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But there were too many people, so I couldn't remember.”
“But I've looked into it. They don't have any backing.”
“I just didn't expect them to have internal strife,”
“I didn't expect so many people.”