上学的时候我小看你了
“I underestimated you back in school.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
赵兰心
“Zhao Lanxin,”
上学的时候 我 小看你了
“I underestimated you back in school.”
“Maybe I've just improved over the past few years.”
“You have impressed me; I never thought you would become this capable.”
School peers in Chinese society track each other's post-graduation trajectory closely, and openly acknowledging past misjudgments signifies respect for newfound social or professional standing.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
underestimated you
Use this phrase to acknowledge someone's hidden talent or unexpected accomplishment.
back in school; during student days
Standard conversational temporal phrase used when reminiscing about school days.
Indicates a realized assessment or realization of past misjudgment.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“(When you were little,)”
“when I was little,”
“I watched you grow up.”
“You're an elder who watched me grow up.”
“I was young and simple-minded.”
“Do you really think that little of me?”