其实是小乐告诉我的
“Actually, it was Jiale who told me that.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
也总是放话梅
“when making this dish too.”
其实是 小乐告诉我的
“Actually, it was Jiale who told me that.”
“He said you only eat the plums in it.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Sharing quirks and food preferences through mutual friends is a gentle, low-pressure way to build intimacy and show attentiveness without seeming intrusive.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
actually it was / the truth is
Used to clarify the real background or credit someone directly for an insight.
[who] told me
Part of the '是...的' focal construction emphasizing the agent who provided the information.
Marks the '是...的' cleft construction, putting pragmatic emphasis on the agent who conveyed the information.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“but Jiale suddenly sent me a WeChat message,”
“Jiale and I are doing pretty well now.”
“Jiale just spoiled Cola too much.”
“I discussed it with Jiale today”
“I originally wanted to help ease Jiale's mood.”
“Jiale, I admit I was wrong.”