但让我 万万没有想到的是
“But what I never expected was that”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
嘱咐陈卿家你了
“entrust this to you.”
但让我 万万没有想到 的是
“But what I never expected was that”
“His Majesty would so directly ask you to protect the Marquis Changxing's household.”
“Brace yourself, because this imperial decision defies all political logic.”
Court officials constantly analyze the unspoken motives of the Emperor, and sudden explicit imperial favors often signal shifts in factional power.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
never in a million years imagined; completely unexpected
An emphatic expression used to introduce an outcome that deeply surprises the speaker.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But I never could have imagined”
“But I never expected”
“I truly never expected”
“The thing is, I really never expected...”