我怎么从来没有听过
“How come I've never heard of it?”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
君子酒
“Gentleman Wine.”
我 怎么 从来没有听过
“How come I've never heard of it?”
明晚就知道了
“You'll know tomorrow night.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
In Chinese culture, premium liquors and teas are often given literary or moralistic names (like 'Gentleman's Wine'), piquing social intrigue.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
how come (I have) never...
An essential conversational pattern for questioning why something familiar or expected has never occurred.
never heard of it before
A ubiquitous everyday chunk used to indicate absolute unfamiliarity with a term, concept, or person.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Why have I never heard of it? You cared nobody”
“Then why have I never seen them?”
“Why haven't I heard of her? I haven't either.”
“But we've never heard of”
“I've never heard your music.”