说实话 我没想到
“To be honest, I didn't realize you'd take it so hard.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“But your wife is foolish. Do you get it?”
说实话 我没想到
“To be honest, I didn't realize you'd take it so hard.”
你这么介意
“I didn't realize you'd take it so hard.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Using '说实话' frames the following statement as sincere disclosure, often used to soften an otherwise critical or unexpected observation.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to be honest / to tell the truth
A common discourse marker used to introduce a candid observation or unexpected personal feeling.
didn't expect / never thought that
Standard phrase to express unexpected developments or misjudgments about someone's reaction.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I never thought”
“I truly didn't expect you”
“I truly never imagined”
“But I really didn't expect”
“-Five, six, seven, eight. -I didn't expect that”