我 本来是这么打算的
“I... That was our plan.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
怎么过来了
“What brings you here?”
我 本来是这么打算的
“I... That was our plan.”
“But she was busy, so I came instead.”
“Don't blame me for changing the plan; I really had good intentions from the start.”
In Chinese social interactions, emphasizing that one's original motive was sound helps maintain harmony and mitigate perceived thoughtlessness when plans go awry.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
originally was / had originally planned to
Used to introduce an initial intention that was subsequently altered or thwarted by external circumstances.
planned like this
A common spoken phrase to explain one's prior reasoning or intention.
Serves to emphasize the past intent or circumstance in a 'shi...de' cleft construction.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I'll initiate the last step on Swan Goose's behalf.”
“I thought I could keep on living with you”
“"This is what I want to do!"”
“You've always been like this.”
“was different from my original plan.”
“and my mindset completely upside down.”
“I used to think that, in this world,”
“to celebrate her birthday at home.”
“So it's because you missed Immortal Xin.”
“But that was only the original plan.”
“I was going to turn back!”
“I used to think I was the chosen one,”
“Their original plan was to take me to a hotel”
“I had a meticulous plan.”
“I only meant to create some commotion.”
“So you're here for this.”
“I planned to tell her everything once things were settled.”
“I already made a decision on my way here:”