How to say "本来没抱多大的希望" (běn lái méi bào duō dà de xī wàng) in Chinese dialogue

běnláiméibàoduōdewàng

He didn't hold much hope at first.

Idioms & Colloquial Expressions
Grammar Patterns
INTERACTIVE SCRIPT TIMELINE
LINE 0118:33
shī
zhào
xiě
xìn

Master wrote a letter as usual.

LINE 0218:35
PLAYING SCENE
běn
lái
méi
bào
duō
de
wàng

He didn't hold much hope at first.

LINE 0318:38
méi
xiǎng
dào

But unexpectedly,

Show Information
Source MediaTV Series
Season & EpisodeS1 E8
Timestamp18:35
TMDB ID272715