我们本来在村口玩堆雪人
“We were building snowmen at the village entrance.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
都怪我
“It's all my fault.”
我们 本来 在村口玩堆雪人
“We were building snowmen at the village entrance.”
可我分了心
“But I got distracted,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese narrative apologies, speakers typically provide concrete contextual details to recreate the scene and take ownership of mistakes honestly.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
entrance to the village
Common spatial reference in Chinese rural settings where villagers often gather.
build a snowman
A standard verb-object collocation for making a snowman.