没想到他竟然咽气了
“I didn't expect he'd actually die.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
让他摔个残疾 没法再虐待姐姐
“make him crippled, so he couldn't abuse Suqing.”
没想到 他 竟然 咽气了
“I didn't expect he'd actually die.”
我当时看着尧老头
“I watched him stop moving.”
“I never meant to kill him; it was an accident gone too far.”
In Chinese criminal confessions, emphasizing the lack of lethal intent ('never thought he would die') is crucial to demonstrating subjective remorse and avoiding the charge of premeditated murder.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
never expected; surprisingly
Commonly used at the beginning of a sentence to introduce an unexpected event or revelation.
to draw one's last breath; to pass away
A vivid, colloquial, and slightly blunt way to describe the moment someone dies.
Marks the completion of an action and signals a sudden change of state.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I didn't expect him to actually come.”
“I didn't expect him to be so skilled.”
“I can't swallow this insult.”
“I've decided to swallow it.”
“and saved him with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.”
“I didn't expect him to come so quickly.”