我认识小铭的时候
“I met Ming”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
资料你都看了
“You've read the files?”
我认识 小铭 的时候
“I met Ming”
是在一个心理论坛
“on a psychology forum.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese storytelling and debriefs, speakers often anchor events with a temporal clause starting with 'When I...' before revealing crucial context.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to know; to get to know; to meet someone
A standard verb used when describing the inception of an acquaintance or friendship.
when...; at the time of...
A fundamental temporal structure placed after a clause to set the background timeframe.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“That was also when I met Ming.”
“I just met Ma too.”
“More like the labor contractor I knew back then.”
“is a childhood friend of Xiaoman.”
“We met back in the provincial capital.”
“(They're pretty close.)”