亏我还觉得她不错 没想到是个细作
“I thought highly of her. But it turns out she's a spy.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
就回来了
“before she came back.”
亏我还觉得 她 不错 没想到 是个 细作
“I thought highly of her. But it turns out she's a spy.”
娘子 要不我明天再去打探一下 那个婆子的事
“My Lady, why don't I probe into the background of that old woman tomorrow?”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In historical and domestic power struggles, planting informants (细作) disguised as maids or elder servants was a standard tactic for gathering intelligence on rivals.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
and to think that I... / despite my...
Used to express bitter disappointment when someone fails to live up to positive expectations or kindness.
never expected / who would have thought
Extremely frequent conversational chunk introducing an unforeseen and often unpleasant revelation.
