我其实觉得 这个夏红霞也不坏
“I actually think Xia Hongxia isn't bad.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“She's young and energetic, and good at smashing glass.”
我 其实 觉得 这个 夏红霞 也不坏
“I actually think Xia Hongxia isn't bad.”
“She's just too poor, and no one taught her the right path.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese interpersonal ethics, people often distinguish between innate character and circumstantial wrongdoing, showing compassion when poor circumstances lead to bad actions.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
actually think / feel
Used as a gentle conversational buffer to introduce a contrasting or more nuanced opinion without directly attacking the listener's viewpoint.
not bad either; essentially good-natured
A common litotes used to evaluate someone's character sympathetically despite their flaws.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Isn't that inappropriate? What's inappropriate about it?”
“That's not appropriate. Why not? I'll go with you”
“I might not want what you think is good.”
“- [friend] No, no… - [Yo Tzu] It's not much better.”
“You are such a tease! And only to you.”
“His look wasn't good enough.”