我还以为刘文波那无赖是诈我的
“(I thought that Liu Wenbo was bluffing.)”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
好你个沈谢秩
“(So this is who you are, Shen Xiezhi.)”
我还以为 刘文波 那 无赖 是 诈我 的
“(I thought that Liu Wenbo was bluffing.)”
“(You always talking about morality and legal principles,)”
“I cannot believe you actually did what that scoundrel accused you of.”
Exposing moral double standards is a devastating social critique in Chinese culture, especially when someone outwardly claims high virtue.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
I mistakenly thought
Use this pattern when your prior assumption turns out to be wrong.
bluffing me / trying to trick me
Informal slang used when someone tries to extract information or make false claims to intimidate you.
Affirms certainty and categorical belief in the past assumption within the '以为...的' construction.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“Could Liu Wenbo have suddenly grown a conscience?”
“without laying a finger on them? And Liu Wenbo,”
“Alright. I'll call Liu Wenbo right away.”
“Listen, Liu Wenbo only paid me a three hundred deposit.”
“I'm a man. If you hit me, you'd better think about who's at a disadvantage. Liu Wenbo, who told you to cause trouble at the courthouse?”
“You should at least know Liu Wenbo's mother's name, right?”