Can you hear what they mean?

Stop translating Chinese ideas literally when the social meaning is elsewhere.

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Scene 1 · Comparisons

觉得 vs 以为

juéde vs yǐwéi

A friend sends this message

Mia

你怎么还没进会议？已经十点零八了。

Ren

我以为是十点半开始。

Mia

日历上写的是十点，大家已经开了八分钟。

Ren

啊，我看成十点半了，马上进。

Mia

进来吧，我们正讲第一项。

Ren

好，抱歉。

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