我原本以为自己是天选之女
“I used to think I was the chosen one,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你知道吗 小菱
“Do you know, Ling?”
我原本以为 自己 是 天选之女
“I used to think I was the chosen one,”
手握剧本
“and that with the script in hand,”
“I was foolish to think life was revolving around me.”
The concept of being 'the chosen one with the script' reflects modern web-novel and drama culture where protagonists mistakenly believe their meta-knowledge guarantees immunity from hardship.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
originally assumed / thought
Used to introduce a past belief that has turned out to be false.
the chosen woman / female chosen one
A popular contemporary slang referring to someone blessed with extraordinary luck or destiny.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I also thought my status was noble,”
“That's just how her personality is.”
“You thought you had made your choice,”
“I was planning to just leave.”
“I... That was our plan.”
“I thought it would feel great,”