我原本想给你个惊喜
“I wanted to give you a surprise.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
没有啊
“No.”
我 原本 想 给你个惊喜
“I wanted to give you a surprise.”
以为你会很开心
“I thought you'd be happy.”
“I was just trying to do something sweet for you, why are you reacting like this?”
Chinese interpersonal etiquette places heavy moral weight on 'benign motivation' (心是好的); when an effort fails, highlighting the positive initial intention appeals for leniency.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
originally intended to
Crucial pattern for contrasting original intentions against unexpected real-world outcomes.
to give a surprise
A highly colloquial idiom for planning a pleasant surprise for someone.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I wanted to surprise you.”
“Because I wanted to surprise you.”
“I wanted to give you a surprise.”
“I wanted to give you a surprise,”
“I wanted to surprise you.”
“I was planning to give you this watch.”
“I was trying to give you a surprise.”
“We only came to deliver a message,”
“I wanted to show what I could do,”
“I wanted to surprise you.”