我还以为你睡着了呢
“I thought you were asleep.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我还以为 你 睡着了 呢
“I thought you were asleep.”
没有
“No,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Socializing over late-night street food or snacks is a common leisure activity in urban China, explaining why the other party was awake outside late at night.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I mistakenly thought / I had assumed
Used to introduce a prior assumption that has just been proven wrong by the reality.
fell asleep
The standard resultative verb complement indicating the transition into sleep.
Softens the assertion and conveys a slightly surprised or conversational tone at the end of the clause.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I thought you were dead.”
“I really fell asleep.”
“You can't sleep well, and I can't get enough sleep.”
“Can you fall asleep when I'm not here?”
“I thought I could help you sleep better by being here.”
“I thought you were joking.”