其实这份工作本来就是他的
“Actually, he was supposed to take over my job.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
其实 这份 工作 本来就是 他的
“Actually, he was supposed to take over my job.”
“I was the one who was supposed to be sent to the countryside.”
“Do not pity me or blame him; I am simply paying back what I owed in the first place.”
Decisions about prized state jobs often carried deep historical obligations, especially concerning who sacrificed their future during the 'Down to the Countryside' movement.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
was originally / is inherently supposed to be
Used to emphasize that an existing condition is only natural or preordained by prior circumstance.
this job
A standard quantifier-noun pairing used in daily and professional spoken Chinese.
Placed at the end of the clause to reinforce an assertion of definitive fact.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“is my job.”
“I love this job.”
“How would he even know your work details?”
“You've always been like this.”
“These were merely my duty.”
“This account was originally hers.”