一开始的时候
“In the beginning,”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
一开始的时候
“In the beginning,”
“I was just a slacker who hadn't walked out of pain.”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Chinese speakers often initiate vulnerable self-disclosure by grounding it in a clear chronological progression ('一开始') to contrast past struggles with current growth.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
in the very beginning; at first
A highly natural framing device used in spoken Chinese to introduce a past condition or emotional state before a change occurred.