还好我提前准备
“Fortunately, I prepared in advance.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
不带你这么玩的
“You shouldn't play it this way.”
还好 我 提前准备
“Fortunately, I prepared in advance.”
我去
“Oh, no.”
“You thought you got me, but I was one step ahead of you!”
In close Chinese friendships, playfully bragging about outmaneuvering someone adds humor and builds camaraderie without causing offense.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
fortunately / luckily
A very common spoken connective used to introduce a fortunate condition that averted a bad outcome.
prepare in advance
Standard collocation used to describe proactive planning.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“(Thank goodness I prepared for this.) Ms. Xu.”
“Good thing I'm prepared.”
“If I hadn't prepared in advance, I fear I would have missed lunch today.”