本来我以为他们能结婚的
“I thought they'd get married.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
一起见过几次
“We met her a few times together.”
本来我以为 他们能 结婚 的
“I thought they'd get married.”
没想到毕业几年
“But just a few years after graduation,”
“They seemed so solid back then; it is such a pity they didn't make it to the altar.”
In Chinese dating culture, long-term college relationships are often evaluated by friends on whether they successfully transition into marriage after graduation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
Originally I thought / I had assumed that...
Use this at the start of a sentence to introduce a past belief that turned out to be wrong.
Placed at the end of the statement to express certainty about a past belief and add a tone of mild regret.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Turns out not everyone's meant for marriage.”
“I couldn't marry him with that thought in my heart.”
“We wouldn't have gotten married.”
“Did you never plan to marry me?”
“We were almost married.”
“did they eventually marry?”