没想到叶峰是这种人
“I didn't expect Ye Feng to be this kind of person.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
烂泥扶不上墙
“past help.”
没想到 叶峰 是这种人
“I didn't expect Ye Feng to be this kind of person.”
“I don't blame anyone. I only blame myself for misjudging him.”
“I was totally wrong about him, he is completely untrustworthy.”
Labeling someone as '这种人' (this kind of person) is a severe moral dismissal in Chinese social relations, signifying broken trust.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
never expected / who would have thought
Used at the start of a sentence to express surprise or disillusionment regarding an unforeseen outcome.
this kind of person
Carries a strong derogatory connotation when evaluating someone's moral character.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Ye Feng is a good man,”
“I don't know what Ye Feng likes about her.”
“Weren't you seeing Ye Feng?”
“I was wondering how you could even turn down someone like Ye Feng.”
“Do you know who I am? You want me to serve you?”
“Ye Feng's a man, so it wouldn't hurt him.”