没想到帮了咱们一个大忙
“Didn't expect it to help us out big time.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
为了拍那个非法倾倒垃圾 那些大卡车的
“by the city sanitation department to catch trucks illegally dumping trash.”
没想到 帮了咱们一个大忙
“Didn't expect it to help us out big time.”
不是 这个往池塘里 扔东西的那个人
“Is the person who threw something into the pond”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Using '咱们' (inclusive 'we') fosters immediate camaraderie and shared stakes among collaborators.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
unexpectedly; who would have thought
Placed at the start of a clause to express surprise at an unexpected outcome.
did a huge favor; helped tremendously
A highly common spoken idiom used to express immense gratitude or relief for assistance.
Marks the completed realization of the helpful act.