勾起了我的一些回忆
“And it… jogged some things loose.”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
我看到你在电视上谈起他
“I saw you on the telly, talking about him.”
勾起了我的一些回忆
“And it… jogged some things loose.”
- 比如呢？ - 我需要一些保证
“- Such as? - I'll need some assurances.”
“Seeing you brought back things I would rather not revisit, so I need reassurance before we talk.”
Alluding vaguely to triggered memories rather than stating specific grievances allows a speaker to maintain emotional composure while establishing stakes.
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to evoke; to stir up; to trigger
Commonly collocated with abstract nouns like 'memories' (回忆), 'curiosity' (好奇心), or 'sadness' (伤感).
VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS
Parallel Spoken Cinema Scenes (语义近邻切片)
“I can't help but think of the past.”
“This reminds me of how we used to”
“it all came back to me.”
“I was just recalling a lot of the past.”
“I think I remembered something.”
“I suddenly remember a few things.”
“I suddenly remembered something.”
“Something suddenly occurred to me.”
“Thinking back now,”