她 她以为我是老师
“she thought I was a teacher,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
那我估计是
“I guess”
她 她 以为我是 老师
“she thought I was a teacher,”
教授
“or a professor.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Teachers and professors hold high cultural esteem in Chinese society, making mistaken assumptions about holding such roles a common source of self-conscious modesty.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
mistakenly thought / assumed
Specifically denotes an assumption that turned out to be untrue or inaccurate, unlike 认为 which denotes a factual opinion.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“She thought she was a caring teacher,”
“She was my teacher. I haven't seen her for years.”
“Does she think I'm a pushover?”
“I'll also see you as my mentor.”
“After all, she likes Zhou Yun.”
“♪ I shine brilliantly ♪ How did you know I'm a teacher? Do we know each other? No.”