他以为把我们给甩了 但我们给船长打了电话
“He thought he'd given us the slip. We phoned the captain.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
他不是特别聪明
“[laughs] He wasn't a bright lad.”
他以为 把我们给甩了 但 我们 给 船长 打了电话
“He thought he'd given us the slip. We phoned the captain.”
当船长和大副靠近他时
“When the captain and the first mate approached him,”
“He thought he was clever, but we were already one step ahead of him.”
Adding '给' before the main verb in a '把' sentence intensifies the execution of the action, frequently conveying colloquial casualness or smug satisfaction.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
mistakenly thought that
Essential verb indicating that the premise that follows turned out to be false or incorrect.
to shake off / ditch someone
Colloquial structure using '把' and emphatic '给' to describe ditching pursuers or breaking up with a partner.
Marks completion of the action in '甩了' and '打了电话', highlighting dynamic sequential events.
