我确实是 以为我可以 我也想试一试
“I really thought I could do this. I wanted to give it a try.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“The one who should be apologizing is me.”
我 确实是 以为我可以 我 也想 试一试
“I really thought I could do this. I wanted to give it a try.”
“But after trying, I realized I couldn't.”
“I genuinely tried my best to make this work, so please do not blame me for walking away now.”
In Chinese interpersonal dynamics, before delivering a definitive rejection or withdrawal, speakers often emphasize that they made a genuine effort in order to preserve relational goodwill and avoid hurting the other party's feelings.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to give it a try
A very common verb reduplication used to soften an action, indicating attempting something casually or experimentally.
thought that I could
Used to express a past assumption that turned out to be mistaken or unrealized.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“what makes you think we can achieve that? And what makes you believe”
“He was into it. I was into it.”
“If you're not going, I think I could go.”