还真是被吓得不轻了
“was truly quite frightened.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
看来那位大人
“Looks like that lord”
还真是 被 吓得不轻 了
“was truly quite frightened.”
话说
“By the way,”
Direct spoken expression in this communicative setting.
Subordinates or observers often derive subtle amusement or reassurance when witnessing powerful authority figures lose composure.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
really is / turns out to indeed be
Used to confirm an impression or emphasize that an unexpected observation is genuinely true.
scared half to death / badly frightened
A very common colloquial degree complement describing someone who is severely shaken or terrified.
Marks a change of state and completion of the judgment, emphasizing the confirmed reality.
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“got a real scare from us this time.”
“I was terrified.”
“How could you be scared like this? Yes, yes.”
“so with just a little scare, he lost his wits.”
“I was terrified.”
“The pilot was trembling with fear.”