我本来还担心突然停电 他们会乱
“I was worried the sudden blackout would cause chaos.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
慢点走啊
“Take care.”
我 本来 还 担心 突然 停电 他们会乱
“I was worried the sudden blackout would cause chaos.”
“But you've calmed everyone down.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Maintaining order ('not causing chaos') during sudden crises or infrastructural failures is a primary concern and measure of competence for grassroots leaders.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
was originally worried that...
Used to introduce an initial worry that has since been proven unfounded or resolved.
sudden power outage
Common collocation referring to an unexpected loss of electricity.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“why the power suddenly went out at my place”
“Ordinary households have been experiencing intermittent power outages.”
“What's going on? Sudden blackout.”
“dealing with the power outage issue. He's quite dedicated.”
“it's not Yuehai's turn for nighttime outages yet. - Right. - So what's going on?”
“What's happening? Why is the power out? What's going on?”