年轻的时候都觉得 自己不会老
“When we were young, we might thought that we wouldn't get old.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
都没想过自己会老
“I've never thought that I would be getting old.”
年轻的时候 都觉得 自己 不会老
“When we were young, we might thought that we wouldn't get old.”
我那天看到子秋啊 我才发现我们 真的是上年纪了
“When I saw Ziqiu that day, I found that we are really aged women.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
A deeply resonant conversational theme in Chinese culture where middle-aged people bond over sudden, poignant realizations that youth has slipped away.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
when (one was) young; in one's youth
Standard conversational time phrase used by older speakers when reflecting on past perspectives.
will never get old
Expresses the psychological delusion of youth believing itself to be permanent.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“How did we get old without noticing?”
“If you think you are old, just talk about yourself.”
“You're already old,”
“everyone was young once.”
“doesn't need to wait till you're older,”
“Maybe the older ones have bad eyesight.”