《Fate Chooses You》 S1·E8 (18:35)
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běn lái méi bào duō dà de xī wàng
本来没抱多大的希望
“He didn't hold much hope at first.”
《Fate Chooses You》
S1·E8
TIMECODE: 18:35
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1080P MASTER AUDIO
THE DIALOGUE REEL
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN
shī fù zhào lì xiě xìn
师父照例写信
“Master wrote a letter as usual.”
běn lái méi bào duō dà de xī wàng
CURRENT FOCUS
本来没抱多大的希望
“He didn't hold much hope at first.”
[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN
méi xiǎng dào
没想到
“But unexpectedly,”
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Scene:
Daily Life
Function:
MANAGING EXPECTATIONS
Tone:
REFLECTIVE
Emotion:
RELIEF
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“I honestly didn't think this would work out at all.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Expectation Lowering
Chinese speakers often downplay their initial expectations when telling stories to accentuate humility and amplify the positive impact of an unexpected success.
INTENT TAGS:
#reflecting
#downplaying
#contrasting
#setup
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2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
抱……希望
SPOKEN CHUNK
to harbor or hold hope
A standard collocation used when discussing how optimistic or pessimistic one feels about a certain outcome.
本来
SPOKEN CHUNK
originally / at first
Commonly placed at the beginning of a clause to introduce a baseline assumption that was subsequently altered.
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3 EXPR · 5 GRAMMAR
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