其实我早就猜到 会是这样的答案
“Actually, I knew that this would be your answer.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
“But have you ever thought about what I would lose?”
其实 我 早就猜到 会 是这样的 答案
“Actually, I knew that this would be your answer.”
夏同志
“Comrade Xia,”
“I hoped you might choose differently, but deep down I knew you would let me down.”
Rather than reacting with open rage or tears, speakers of Chinese often express deep hurt through understated admission of prior foresight.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
Actually, I had already guessed / expected this long ago
Commonly used when acknowledging an unfortunate or predictable result with a tone of quiet resignation.
an answer like this / such a response
Used to refer back to a disappointing or difficult decision made by the other party.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Actually, I guessed it long ago.”
“I actually guessed it a long time ago.”
“You figured it out that fast?”
“most of the reason you're selling the car.”
“(Actually, I can tell why she did so.)”
“I already guessed that it would definitely choose me.”
“Actually, I already guessed. I just wanted to try and see”
“I could've guessed he'd say that.”