但我从来都没想过
“But I never thought”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“I have always respected their choices.”
但我 从来都没想过
“But I never thought”
“that they had already made their choices.”
“I was completely blind to what was actually happening.”
Modern Chinese discourse often highlights parents reflecting on whether 'respecting choices' was actually just emotional distance or neglect.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
never ever / have not once
Strong negative collocation used to emphasize the complete absence of an action in past experience.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“But I never thought”
“But I never thought”
“I never thought about”
“In the past, I've never imagined”
“I've never considered marriage seriously.”