我就不该指望你能帮忙
“I shouldn't have expected your help.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“Now I see. You're all talk.”
我 就不该 指望 你能 帮忙
“I shouldn't have expected your help.”
“Don't get upset. Let me analyze it more carefully.”
“You are completely useless, and I was a fool to ever rely on you.”
Phrasing an accusation as 'I shouldn't have relied on you' superficially places the fault on one's own judgment while delivering a stinging insult to the other person's reliability.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to count on / to rely upon
Frequently used with negative markers like '不该' or '别' to express cynicism or disillusionment about someone's capability.
I really shouldn't have
A strong colloquial phrase expressing hindsight regret and blaming oneself for trusting someone.