还以为你改变主意了呢
“I thought you'd changed your mind.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
你俩备孕了这么久没动静
“You've been trying for so long with no results,”
还以为 你 改变主意 了 呢
“I thought you'd changed your mind.”
这不之前肖兵应酬跟人喝酒了
“Well, before this, Xiao Bing had to drink at a work event.”
“It took so long that I honestly thought you gave up on having a baby.”
In Chinese society, family members frequently monitor and inquire about a couple's progress in conceiving, reflecting close familial involvement in lineage.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to change one's mind
Standard idiomatic phrase used across all registers to indicate a shift in decisions, plans, or opinions.
mistakenly thought that; assumed that
A very common conversational opener used when correcting an erroneous prior assumption based on new information.
Softens the mild surprise or speculative nature of the speaker's past assumption.
